Title: Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Author: Russell Freedman
Genre: Nonfiction
ISBN: 978-0-8234-2031-5
Copyright: 2006
Freedom Walkers is a great book written by author Russell Freedman about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The book is pretty easy to read and to follow and there is even a street map in the first few pages of what Montgomery, Alabama looked like at the time of the Boycott in the years 1955-1956. There is a table of contents of the chapters in the book as well as an introduction that discusses why blacks chose to walk instead of riding the bus. Most of the chapters focus on famous African-Americans who where involved in the Bus Boycott at that time and those who fought for equal rights as well including: Jo Ann Robinson, Claudette Colvin, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. Freedman also uses pictures to show the segregation of the time period and there are also photos of those involved in the Boycott as well. Russell includes a Notes Section and a Bibliography section in the back of the book for those who are interested in reading more about the Bus Boycott, the Equal Rights Movement, and more. The age level for this book would be for children ages 10 and up and is a great book for students who are learning about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Equal Rights Movement. Other books written by Russell Freedman that children would enjoy if they liked reading this book include: Give Me Liberty! The story of the Declaration of Independence, In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights, and more.
I was immediately drawn to this book post because I just finished reading Freedom Riders, a book about the freedom rides of 1961. This may be focused for children but it is definitely something I would read all about. And though it focuses on what could be considered a small part of the overall movement it is a really good way to teach kids about small parts of the movement. About how, it isn't always the great huge world famous things that bring change, but good actions, of any size that can reshape the world.
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