Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America by Russell Freedman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book is the way history should be presented - a compelling photo-narrative of the real events of the time. With the Supreme Court's gutting of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act that this book talks about, it is even more important for young people to understand how hard people had to fight to get the right to vote.
I lived through this era, but I wasn't aware of all of the things that were happening at the time. This should be required reading for American History classes. Too bad, in a way, that it is too long to be a read aloud for younger students - at least for me, as a substitute teacher who is only there for a day.
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