What Was the March on Washington?

Description

On August 28 1963 more than 200 000 people gathered in Washington DC to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream” speech and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s. With black-and-white artwork throughout and sixteen pages of photographs the March is brought to life!” (publisher(
Kathleen Krull Author
Tim Tomkinson Illustrator 105 pages
Ages 8-12
Accelerated Reading Level: 6.1