A review by ricksilva
What Was the March on Washington? by Who HQ, Kathleen Krull
4.0
Read with the Kiddo, who has been very interested in the history of the Civil Rights Movement.
This was a good overview of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom which took place on August 28, 1963, and included Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.
While it's challenging to present all of the background needed to understand the Civil Rights Movement in a relatively small amount of pages, this book gives the important information, and then goes into excellent detail on the organization, logistics, and the events of the march itself.
Sidebars cover many of the important leaders of the movement, as well as key details about the time period.
When I read history books aimed at a younger audience, it's always nice to learn details that I didn't know, and this book did a good job of focusing in on how the day of the March happened. I felt like I learned some new facts and my son appreciated the additional context around what he already know about Martin Luther King Jr. the struggle for civil rights.
This was a good overview of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom which took place on August 28, 1963, and included Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.
While it's challenging to present all of the background needed to understand the Civil Rights Movement in a relatively small amount of pages, this book gives the important information, and then goes into excellent detail on the organization, logistics, and the events of the march itself.
Sidebars cover many of the important leaders of the movement, as well as key details about the time period.
When I read history books aimed at a younger audience, it's always nice to learn details that I didn't know, and this book did a good job of focusing in on how the day of the March happened. I felt like I learned some new facts and my son appreciated the additional context around what he already know about Martin Luther King Jr. the struggle for civil rights.