{"product_id":"because-they-marched-russell-freedman-9780823435685","title":"Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe struggle for voting rights was a pivotal event in the history of civil rights.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the fiftieth anniversary of the march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman has written a riveting account of African-American struggles for the right to vote. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early 1960s, tensions in the segrated South intensified. Tired of reprisals for attempting to register to vote, Selma's black community began to protest. In January 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a voting rights march and was attacked by a segregationist. In February, the shooting of an unarmed demonstrator by an Alabama state trooper inspired a march from Selma to the state capital. The event got off to a horrific start on March 7 as law officers brutally attacked peaceful demonstrators. But when vivid footage and photographs of the violence was broadcast throughout the world, the incident attracted widespread outrage and spurred demonstrators to complete the march at any cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with more than forty archival photographs, this is an essential chronicle of events every American should know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Freedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823435687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823435685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e167606 \/ Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Russell Freedman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926561947903,"sku":"9780823435685","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cb7ada8f-0cb3-4f34-aef3-fec90b06b4ca.jpg?v=1681083759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/because-they-marched-russell-freedman-9780823435685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}