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More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Hailed as “an essential reeducation on one of the most consequential events in US history” by Ibram X. Kendi, this gripping middle-grade account offers a fresh look at the groundbreaking 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom by spotlighting the protest’s radical roots and the underappreciated role of Black women―includes a wealth of contemporary black-and-white photos throughout.
Six decades ago, on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom―a moment often revered as the culmination of this Black-led protest. But at its core, the March on Washington was not a beautiful dream of future integration; it was a mass outcry for jobs and freedom NOW―not at some undetermined point in the future. It was a revolutionary march with its own controversies and problems, the themes of which still resonate to this day.
Without diminishing the words of Dr. King, More Than a Dream looks at the march through a wider lens, using Black newspaper reports as a primary resource, recognizing the overlooked work of socialist organizers and Black women protesters, and repositioning this momentous day as radical in its roots, methods, demands, and results. From Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, the acclaimed authors of Call Him Jack, comes a classic-in-the-making that will transform our modern understanding of this legendary event in the fight for racial justice and civil rights.
Six decades ago, on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom―a moment often revered as the culmination of this Black-led protest. But at its core, the March on Washington was not a beautiful dream of future integration; it was a mass outcry for jobs and freedom NOW―not at some undetermined point in the future. It was a revolutionary march with its own controversies and problems, the themes of which still resonate to this day.
Without diminishing the words of Dr. King, More Than a Dream looks at the march through a wider lens, using Black newspaper reports as a primary resource, recognizing the overlooked work of socialist organizers and Black women protesters, and repositioning this momentous day as radical in its roots, methods, demands, and results. From Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, the acclaimed authors of Call Him Jack, comes a classic-in-the-making that will transform our modern understanding of this legendary event in the fight for racial justice and civil rights.
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First published January 1, 2023
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December 31, 2023On principle, I do not rate non-fiction books. But, this book was truly incredible and I would highly recommend a read.
It is embarrassing to admit that I did not know the context of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. I had thought it was just some random speech that just happened to be televised and recorded, and I blame that mostly on the American Public School System, specifically in the state of Iowa. It wasn't just "a speech about civil rights". It was one small part of a much larger movement towards Black people being free in America and just having basic things like access to jobs and a decent salary.
I am in awe of A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, who were able to overcome the challenges presented to them when trying to put together a massive demonstration like this, a demonstration that many people hoped (silently and vocally) would fail.
John Lewis was only 23 years old but delivered a speech that is still so relevant for the fight for equity and equality today.
I learned a lot, and if you are not a big non-fiction reader, like I am not, then reading young adult or youth targeted history books may be the way to go.
There is still work to be done.
It is embarrassing to admit that I did not know the context of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. I had thought it was just some random speech that just happened to be televised and recorded, and I blame that mostly on the American Public School System, specifically in the state of Iowa. It wasn't just "a speech about civil rights". It was one small part of a much larger movement towards Black people being free in America and just having basic things like access to jobs and a decent salary.
I am in awe of A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, who were able to overcome the challenges presented to them when trying to put together a massive demonstration like this, a demonstration that many people hoped (silently and vocally) would fail.
John Lewis was only 23 years old but delivered a speech that is still so relevant for the fight for equity and equality today.
I learned a lot, and if you are not a big non-fiction reader, like I am not, then reading young adult or youth targeted history books may be the way to go.
There is still work to be done.
September 23, 2023
Richie’s Picks: MORE THAN A DREAM: THE RADICAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM by Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, Macmillan/Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, August 2023, 272p., ISBN: 978-0-374-39174-4
“I appeal to all of you to get into this great revolution that is sweeping this nation. Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution of 1776 is complete”
– John Lewis, August 28, 1963 (epigraph)
“We have hung our heads and cried,
Cried for the ones who had to die,
Died for you and died for me,
Died for the cost of equality.
But we'll never turn back
Until we have all been free
No, we'll never turn back,
No, we'll never turn back”
– Bertha Gober (1963)
“[Bayard] Rustin had just announced dramatic changes to the march.
Circling the Capitol? Gone.
Demonstrating at the White House? Gone.
Marching down Pennsylvania Avenue? Gone.
…Whatever the case might have been, Rustin disagreed with the sense that the march had lost its radical edge,
‘What you have to understand is that the march will succeed if it gets 100,000 people–or 150,000 or 200,000 or more–to show up in Washington,’ he argued. ‘It will be the biggest rally in history. It will show the Black community united as never before–united also with whites from labor and the churches, from all over the country.’
For Rustin, the power of the march rested in its numbers and coalitions. If marchers didn’t protest at the White House, that was okay; location didn’t necessarily show power. And if sit-ins were nixed, that was also okay. Militant civil disobedience, even if carried out by several thousand, would demonstrate power, but it would never match the enormous power of a massive march and rally.
Turning out 250,000 people, from all walks of life, for a socialist-ispired march for jobs and freedom to be broadcast across the globe…now that was powerful and radical!
Nevertheless, to bolster his case, Rustin presented his new plan–a march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, followed by a rally at the Memorial–as an innovative, and revolutionary, way to lobby political leaders.”
Sixty years ago this month, just days after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, I walked to school to begin third grade. And early on that morning, that first day back to school, Miss Kalish and Mrs. Mulvey, my first- and second-grade teachers, approached me in the hallway. I’ll never forget their excitement as they recalled participating in the March on Washington, and hearing Dr. King’s speech. It was a thrilling first lesson in how I might grow up to become someone who gets actively involved in making the world a better place. I’ve never forgotten that interaction. It changed my life.
MORE THAN A DREAM details the history of that 1963 March on Washington, from the idea stage, through the planning stages, and on through the historic events of August 28, 1963 (the eighth anniversary of Emmitt Till’s lynching), when the march and rally took place, culminating in Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. It’s a fascinating examination of how this history-changing event was organized, and an exhilarating blow-by-blow account of how the day went down.
It includes a look at the influential A-level celebrities of the era who came and spoke out onstage at the event or to the world through the press. Rita Moreno talked about the police brutality that had marked Civil Rights demonstrations in the South. Marlon Brando brought that point home by showing up with the kind of cattle prod that sadistic Southern cops had used to torture peaceful protestors. And the onstage musical performances included potent words from the greatest topical folk singer of the twentieth century:
“As Dylan began singing ‘Only a Pawn in Their Game,’ every single person behind him was moving, talking, not paying attention. But those who listened to the lyrics heard a radical claim: that a white-controlled political and economic system, rather than individual poor white folks, were ultimately responsible for the racial violence that brutalized and killed Black people. Yes, Byron De La Beckwith was the one who had shot [Medgar] Evers, but the shooter himself was the tool of a murderous system that taught poor white people to hate all Black people. Dylan’s song was lost on many, but it offered some of the most controversial, and militant, content of the entire entertainment program.”
There are scores of powerful, thought-provoking, teachable aspects of the speeches that were delivered that day and are detailed within this book.
Sadly, sixty years later, there are still millions of Americans for whom Dr. King’s dream has still not come to fruition. But I have high hopes that exposure to MORE THAN A DREAM will serve as a thrilling first lesson for today’s middle grade and middle school students, that a good number of these readers will be inspired, as I was, to one day take to the streets themselves and lend their voices to today’s major contemporary issues such as justice, equality, peace, fair pay, reproductive rights, and mitigation of climate change.
I sure hope that this gifted author/historian duo continues collaborating, and continues providing top-notch history lessons to the younger generation.
Richie Partington, MLIS
Richie's Picks http://richiespicks.pbworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/richiespicks/
richiepartington@gmail.com
“I appeal to all of you to get into this great revolution that is sweeping this nation. Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution of 1776 is complete”
– John Lewis, August 28, 1963 (epigraph)
“We have hung our heads and cried,
Cried for the ones who had to die,
Died for you and died for me,
Died for the cost of equality.
But we'll never turn back
Until we have all been free
No, we'll never turn back,
No, we'll never turn back”
– Bertha Gober (1963)
“[Bayard] Rustin had just announced dramatic changes to the march.
Circling the Capitol? Gone.
Demonstrating at the White House? Gone.
Marching down Pennsylvania Avenue? Gone.
…Whatever the case might have been, Rustin disagreed with the sense that the march had lost its radical edge,
‘What you have to understand is that the march will succeed if it gets 100,000 people–or 150,000 or 200,000 or more–to show up in Washington,’ he argued. ‘It will be the biggest rally in history. It will show the Black community united as never before–united also with whites from labor and the churches, from all over the country.’
For Rustin, the power of the march rested in its numbers and coalitions. If marchers didn’t protest at the White House, that was okay; location didn’t necessarily show power. And if sit-ins were nixed, that was also okay. Militant civil disobedience, even if carried out by several thousand, would demonstrate power, but it would never match the enormous power of a massive march and rally.
Turning out 250,000 people, from all walks of life, for a socialist-ispired march for jobs and freedom to be broadcast across the globe…now that was powerful and radical!
Nevertheless, to bolster his case, Rustin presented his new plan–a march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, followed by a rally at the Memorial–as an innovative, and revolutionary, way to lobby political leaders.”
Sixty years ago this month, just days after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, I walked to school to begin third grade. And early on that morning, that first day back to school, Miss Kalish and Mrs. Mulvey, my first- and second-grade teachers, approached me in the hallway. I’ll never forget their excitement as they recalled participating in the March on Washington, and hearing Dr. King’s speech. It was a thrilling first lesson in how I might grow up to become someone who gets actively involved in making the world a better place. I’ve never forgotten that interaction. It changed my life.
MORE THAN A DREAM details the history of that 1963 March on Washington, from the idea stage, through the planning stages, and on through the historic events of August 28, 1963 (the eighth anniversary of Emmitt Till’s lynching), when the march and rally took place, culminating in Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. It’s a fascinating examination of how this history-changing event was organized, and an exhilarating blow-by-blow account of how the day went down.
It includes a look at the influential A-level celebrities of the era who came and spoke out onstage at the event or to the world through the press. Rita Moreno talked about the police brutality that had marked Civil Rights demonstrations in the South. Marlon Brando brought that point home by showing up with the kind of cattle prod that sadistic Southern cops had used to torture peaceful protestors. And the onstage musical performances included potent words from the greatest topical folk singer of the twentieth century:
“As Dylan began singing ‘Only a Pawn in Their Game,’ every single person behind him was moving, talking, not paying attention. But those who listened to the lyrics heard a radical claim: that a white-controlled political and economic system, rather than individual poor white folks, were ultimately responsible for the racial violence that brutalized and killed Black people. Yes, Byron De La Beckwith was the one who had shot [Medgar] Evers, but the shooter himself was the tool of a murderous system that taught poor white people to hate all Black people. Dylan’s song was lost on many, but it offered some of the most controversial, and militant, content of the entire entertainment program.”
There are scores of powerful, thought-provoking, teachable aspects of the speeches that were delivered that day and are detailed within this book.
Sadly, sixty years later, there are still millions of Americans for whom Dr. King’s dream has still not come to fruition. But I have high hopes that exposure to MORE THAN A DREAM will serve as a thrilling first lesson for today’s middle grade and middle school students, that a good number of these readers will be inspired, as I was, to one day take to the streets themselves and lend their voices to today’s major contemporary issues such as justice, equality, peace, fair pay, reproductive rights, and mitigation of climate change.
I sure hope that this gifted author/historian duo continues collaborating, and continues providing top-notch history lessons to the younger generation.
Richie Partington, MLIS
Richie's Picks http://richiespicks.pbworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/richiespicks/
richiepartington@gmail.com
January 30, 2025
Wow. I’m speechless. I’m in tears. I’m ashamed. I’m worried for our future. But despite everything, after reading this book, I’m hopeful.
The short chapter, the excellent prose, and the overwhelming use of primary sources through pictures and inclusion/photocopy of actual news articles and papers from the March are amazing.
The notes provided by the author before and after do an amazing job of covering what they say, why they say it, and why some words are used in this book even though they are terrible slurs, for historical accuracy. It’s brutal and it’s eye opening, and it reminds us that no too long ago not everyone was free. There are a lot of things my generation takes for granted, and thus our kids (the intended readers of this amazing piece of historical nonfiction) think that things must always be so, but lately we’ve had a rude awakening that nothing is guaranteed if we take our eyes off the prize. If we don’t keep our head up and our eyes and ears open, we could be walking right back into the trap.
This book did a great job of laying out the facts. It was a not a call to action, but a reminder that sometimes you do need to do something, and gathering as group, peacefully protesting and listening to speeches is OUR RIGHT as American citizens. Full stop. I think the one thing they should have touted more in the this book was an amazing fact that literally only got a footnote! “Not one marcher was arrested” and “there was no violence”. Boom- the most powerful thing in that book. 250000 people gathered and no one was arrested and there was no violence.
Who’s this for? Millennials? We should read it! Gen Z? You probably already have 🤣 kids in high school? it should be required reading in American history classes ASAP. Middle school? It’s never too early to start. There is some language in here that will and should cause your kids to ask questions. We should be able to handle these questions. These things happened. Many People used to talk like that and treat people like that. Unfortunately, because this was very recent history, those ideas are still around today. Read and remember history so we’re not doomed to repeat the worst parts.
My first grader asked about this book I was reading (he saw the cover and was like, what’s this?) and we had an amazing conversation about it! No he didn’t read it, but it helped expose him to ideas and topics that are more important today than ever.
The short chapter, the excellent prose, and the overwhelming use of primary sources through pictures and inclusion/photocopy of actual news articles and papers from the March are amazing.
The notes provided by the author before and after do an amazing job of covering what they say, why they say it, and why some words are used in this book even though they are terrible slurs, for historical accuracy. It’s brutal and it’s eye opening, and it reminds us that no too long ago not everyone was free. There are a lot of things my generation takes for granted, and thus our kids (the intended readers of this amazing piece of historical nonfiction) think that things must always be so, but lately we’ve had a rude awakening that nothing is guaranteed if we take our eyes off the prize. If we don’t keep our head up and our eyes and ears open, we could be walking right back into the trap.
This book did a great job of laying out the facts. It was a not a call to action, but a reminder that sometimes you do need to do something, and gathering as group, peacefully protesting and listening to speeches is OUR RIGHT as American citizens. Full stop. I think the one thing they should have touted more in the this book was an amazing fact that literally only got a footnote! “Not one marcher was arrested” and “there was no violence”. Boom- the most powerful thing in that book. 250000 people gathered and no one was arrested and there was no violence.
Who’s this for? Millennials? We should read it! Gen Z? You probably already have 🤣 kids in high school? it should be required reading in American history classes ASAP. Middle school? It’s never too early to start. There is some language in here that will and should cause your kids to ask questions. We should be able to handle these questions. These things happened. Many People used to talk like that and treat people like that. Unfortunately, because this was very recent history, those ideas are still around today. Read and remember history so we’re not doomed to repeat the worst parts.
My first grader asked about this book I was reading (he saw the cover and was like, what’s this?) and we had an amazing conversation about it! No he didn’t read it, but it helped expose him to ideas and topics that are more important today than ever.
October 30, 2023
Go beyond feel-good mythology to explore the political maneuvering, debate, sexism and logistics behind the most influential and largest political protest of its era – the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom. Central to the story is Bayard Rustin, whose homosexuality led to efforts to sideline his contributions and/or discredit the march. This well researched exploration of the radical underpinnings and impressive organization that led to King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, knocks the dust off the iconic event, bringing it to life and providing questions and procedures for aspiring activists and students of history. Myriad period photographs, ephemera, and first-person accounts add immediacy. While a handful of chapters pose questions to the reader, the quality varies and some of the meatiest are never asked. Wondering why it is the civil rights, and never the jobs message, that is remembered would have more impact than pondering why the march was held on Wednesday. Socialist economics were at the heart of the event and it is unfortunate that while the text addresses this, the context provided is either wordy or facile. A very useful resource for classroom teachers who can capitalize on the many strengths and supplement the few deficiencies. Backmatter includes additional considerations, source notes, image credits, and an index. Thanks to Farrar Straus Giroux and NetGalley for an Advance Readers Copy in return for an honest review.
March 11, 2025
This book is an insightful study of the 1963 March on Washington, revealing its often overlooked radical dimensions. While most associate the event with Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, Jones looks at the broader, more radical goals of the march, which were also aimed at economic justice and the fight for workers' rights. The book underscores the labor unions, civil rights leaders, and community organizations that pushed for structural transformation in tandem with racial justice, noting the march's focus on jobs, freedom, and economic opportunity for all.
You hear different civil rights leaders thoughts and actions on events that lead up, during and after the march.
I enjoyed reading this book and people who would like to look more into civil rights movements and how the march on Washington helped people get a change for the better,
Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, Jones looks at the broader, more radical goals of the march, which were also aimed at economic justice and the fight for workers' rights. The book underscores the labor unions, civil rights leaders, and community organizations that pushed for structural transformation in tandem with racial justice, noting the march's focus on jobs, freedom, and economic opportunity for all.
You hear different civil rights leaders thoughts and actions on events that lead up, during and after the march.
I enjoyed reading this book and people who would like to look more into civil rights movements and how the march on Washington helped people get a change for the better,
October 18, 2023
I don't know that I've read a more detailed book about the march on Washington. I don't know if I've ever read anything about it other than snippets in history textbooks and speeches by some of the participants. Williams' book goes into specifics about the belief in a march to protest, the organizational lineup and threats and opportunities it would provide, the great undertaking it would be, and ultimately the success with some setbacks that was created from the march.
Williams shares much about the organizations involved, the people behind the movement, the speeches and performances, and the struggle for Black voices to be heard-- to make a change.
I'm blown away by the research and organization of this book.
Williams shares much about the organizations involved, the people behind the movement, the speeches and performances, and the struggle for Black voices to be heard-- to make a change.
I'm blown away by the research and organization of this book.
January 26, 2024
This is an important part of American history, and while Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is often quoted every 3rd Monday of January, I think it's important that we also know about the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march itself is important, but what should never be forgotten is the countless people who made it happen... those that organized, that promoted, that participated... but also all of the people who lost their lives to the fight for civil rights long before that day in August 1963 happened.
With that being said, the writing is a bit dry and while I loved that so many posters, news articles, flyers were shared... the font was tiny and hard to read.
With that being said, the writing is a bit dry and while I loved that so many posters, news articles, flyers were shared... the font was tiny and hard to read.
October 29, 2023
What really happened is always more complicated than the summarized stuff we learn in history class. This is a focused look at the planning of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It's interesting to see how the personalities and events collided to produce the largest peaceful protest in American history (at that time).
If you're like me, you may not even have known that it was called anything more than the March on Washington. And you may not know much more than it was when Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. (Actually, it wasn't the first time he'd delivered such a message.) This book gives you a fine-grained view of the march.
If you're like me, you may not even have known that it was called anything more than the March on Washington. And you may not know much more than it was when Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. (Actually, it wasn't the first time he'd delivered such a message.) This book gives you a fine-grained view of the march.
October 6, 2024
This is an excellently researched and well-written book about the March on Washington for Civil Rights and Jobs. The facts are well presented and supported by pictures and primary sources. I could see teachers using this book a lot during their studies of American History. I believe more high schoolers would read it than its intended audience of middle schoolers. It has a ton of great information about a lot of important, well-known people. It may be too much for a 6th or 7th grader to keep up with all the names and people. However, I would recommend it to anyone, even adults. Well done, well researched, and an important topic about which everyone should know.
January 30, 2024
Better review to come! But here's my initial thoughts:
As crappy as it is to use the phrase "well-rounded", I truly believe that's the best way to describe it (at this moment) when I think about how history books usually depict the March. This gives the student/reader a ground-up account of how it came together, it wasn't perfect -but it was the "perfect" it needed to be to be remembered forever as a changing point in Civil Rights activism. This should be required reading and I will be pushing this on anyone who will listen to me!
As crappy as it is to use the phrase "well-rounded", I truly believe that's the best way to describe it (at this moment) when I think about how history books usually depict the March. This gives the student/reader a ground-up account of how it came together, it wasn't perfect -but it was the "perfect" it needed to be to be remembered forever as a changing point in Civil Rights activism. This should be required reading and I will be pushing this on anyone who will listen to me!
July 5, 2024
This is another title I would put on the "must-have" list for middle schools. What an education this book was. Of course, I was familiar with the march and MLK's speech, but I must admit I only knew the names of many of the people involved and not so much about their specific contributions to the march.
I found the sidebars to be insightful and well-chosen. I also liked that half of them posed questions instead of defining everything for the reader.
I read this while I had also been listening to "Suffs" and the parallels of the movements are striking.
I found the sidebars to be insightful and well-chosen. I also liked that half of them posed questions instead of defining everything for the reader.
I read this while I had also been listening to "Suffs" and the parallels of the movements are striking.
December 7, 2023
What an incredible source of knowledge. The authors do a great job of building the event chronologically, constructing what was going on before and on the day of the March. Young people and adults alike can learn a lot from this book. The photographs used were incredible and I enjoyed the opportunities to sit in thought or discuss with questions posed throughout the book and even the list of them at the end. This book would be a huge benefit in a classroom collection or library of any sort.
April 6, 2024
The information provided about the March on Washington began long before the march took place and included numerous facets of the planners, the reasons for the march, and the current effects of Jim Crow and segregation. Once the first couple of chapters were out of the way, the text was riveting. I wish a chapter or epilogue had been included that explained what happened as a result of the march and where America stands today with regard to equality and justice.
November 15, 2023
I don't know that kids or teens would seek this book out on their own, but it's definitely a great book to use in schools. It would pair well with March by John Lewis ini my opinion, as it offers a lot of detail about the planning and the execution about the March on Washington. I learned a lot reading it, and there's a lot in the book that would work well in a classroom setting.
December 12, 2023
An interesting read. It turns out the March on Washington has a bunch of details other than Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. I learned a lot about Bayard Rustin and his incredible planning. I appreciated other details, especially those that discussed women's roles and recognition.
Also: You used to be able to charter a train!
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Also: You used to be able to charter a train!
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March 12, 2024
All about the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963! This is an insightful look at all the behind the scenes work that went into planning the march. The people involved, the problems, the newspaper reports, organizing busses and trains, places for people to stay, to eat, to use the bathroom... So much more than MLK's speech.
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December 8, 2024An absolutely fantastic account for young readers of 1963's March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The material is presented engagingly and clearly while still delving into complexities, and the inclusion of so many primary documents (newspaper articles, memos, buttons, etc.) was well incorporated. The discussion questions encourage generous and critical thinking.
September 16, 2023
I sincerely hope this pair keeps writing excellent books for this age group. I learn so much as and adult from their nuanced portrayals of people and events we think we know so well.
September 28, 2023
A clear overview of the 1963 march on Washington, complete with lots of interesting "behind the scene" details, primary sources, and thoughtful questions for further discussion.
October 29, 2023
Great resource! I learned quite a bit, and I think young people will learn a ton from this book. The chapters are short and the questions sprinkled throughout the book are thought-provoking.
November 12, 2023
Lots of really fascinating details that contextualize the March and show just how much was going on behind the scenes.
January 28, 2024
My biggest complaint is about the newspaper clippings. Why even include them if they are impossible to read? Other than that, this was good.
February 29, 2024
This 2023 National Book Award Longlist selection offers a fresh look at the groundbreaking 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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April 25, 2024Read for ya lit
June 17, 2024
I learned a ton from this book, and I love the questions for readers interspersed throughout. It made me want to use this with my 7th graders immediately!
January 30, 2026
Electric writing! I learned lots of new things.
October 9, 2024
This book was so good and is so necessary for every young person and every adult. I learned so much about the March for Freedom, and was fascinated to learn about the behind-the-scenes work that took place to get everything where it needed to be. So many moving parts, hardworking people, and so much bravery was necessary for the event to take place. To see the success and the the cooperation of this historic event gives me hope that we can overcome and push back against bigotry and prejudice.
I learned so much about the key players in the civil rights movement and especially about the Black feminist movement. Gloria Steinem did too! What an eye-opening book this was! I recommend this for all schools, libraries and book clubs.
I learned so much about the key players in the civil rights movement and especially about the Black feminist movement. Gloria Steinem did too! What an eye-opening book this was! I recommend this for all schools, libraries and book clubs.
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