Voices from the March on Washington
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : WordSong, an imprint of Highlights, [2014]
Physical Description
xiv, 114 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Uniform Title
Summary
Six fictional characters, in cycles of linked poems, relate their memories of the historic day in 1963 when more than 250,000 people from across the United States joined together to march on Washington, D.C., calling for civil and economic rights for African Americans.
Subjects
- Civil rights demonstrations > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile poetry.
- African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile poetry.
- Civil rights demonstrations > Poetry.
- African Americans > Civil rights > Poetry.
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) > Juvenile poetry.
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) > Poetry.