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Am starting the #deweyreadathon with this series. #marchtrilogy #graphicnovels #history #nonfiction #americanhistory #salem #obamainaguration #civilrightsmovement #1960s #johnlewis

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The memoir most likely offers a first-hand narrative of life in 1963, a pivotal year in American history that saw the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement. Students may have a deeper understanding of the historical social, political, and cultural context by reading this book.

Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 by Sharon Robinson provides a genuine description of what it's like to be a teenage activist. This novel follows Jackie Robinson's daughter, Sharon, as she navigates pervasive anti-Black prejudice in America as a preteen. Jackie Robinson broke color barriers in baseball.

“We live in the North, I think. There are no Jim Crow laws here. But I remember how terrible I felt at Hoyt Elementary School when kids who didn‘t know me asked stupid and hurtful questions like: ‘Do you bathe?‘ and ‘Why is your skin brown but the palm of your hands white?“

“I waited a week to see Shuttlesworth get hit with a hose. I'm sorry I missed it. Mr. Connor never respected me but I respected him.“

“I waited a week to see Shuttlesworth get hit by a hose.“

This book is a valuable tool for teaching students about the Civil Rights Movements. This book is a great resource to have in a classroom library. The book if filled with moving pictures and photographs.

Black and White: The Confrontation Between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene “Bull“ Connor is a nonfiction book written by Larry Dane Brimner. He worked closely with Birmingham‘s Civil Rights Institute to bring together this Robert F. Sibert Honor Book, ALA Notable Children‘s book, and Kirkus Reviews Best Children‘s Book of the Year. The book is about the center of the violent time in the 1950's and 1960's fight for civil rights.

“This movement is not merely a demand for eating places... but a demand for respect... We will meet the capacity to inflict suffering with the capacity to endure suffering... We will wear [segregation] down by our capacity to suffer.“