More than a dream : the radical march on Washington for jobs and freedom / Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long.
| Author/creator | Williams, Yohuru, 1971- author. |
| Other author | Long, Michael G., author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2023. |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Radical march on Washington for jobs and freedom |
| Contents | Part One: First steps -- A march for jobs -- A march for jobs - and freedom -- Kennedy resists -- Choosing the director -- Remembering Medgar Evers -- Part Two: Mapping the march -- Visualizing the day -- Kennedy caves -- Malcolm X speaks out -- The FBI attacks -- The women demand -- Part Three: On the way -- Three hitchhikers - and the students left behind -- Freedom trains -- SNCC pickets, Malcolm pokes -- Militant voices -- Part Four: Gathering and marching -- Rising at dawn -- The occupation begins -- Black women speak, hatemongers rage -- The people lead the way -- Part Five: The Lincoln Memorial program -- Freedom fighters -- Celebrities -- A socialist revolution -- A tribute to Black women -- A minister confesses, Marian Anderson returns -- Lewis scorches -- Mahalia Jackson moves the sea -- The dream -- We demand. |
| Abstract | "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."--Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Interest age level | Ages 10-14 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 4-6 Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers. |
| Audience | 1090 Lexile |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| LCCN | 2023016746 |
| ISBN | 9780374391744 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0374391742 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 303.484 W6763M | ✔ Available | Place Hold |