Voices from the March on Washington
  • Published: 3 February 2021
  • ISBN: 9781635923025
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $22.99

Voices from the March on Washington

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The powerful poems in this poignant collection weave together multiple voices to tell the story of the March on Washington, DC, in 1963.

The powerful poems in this poignant collection weave together multiple voices to tell the story of the March on Washington, DC, in 1963.

From the woman singing through a terrifying bus ride to DC, to the teenager who came partly because his father told him, "Don't you dare go to that march," to the young child riding above the crowd on her father's shoulders, each voice brings a unique perspective to this tale. As the characters tell their personal stories of this historic day, their chorus plunges readers into the experience of being at the march—walking shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, hearing Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech, heading home inspired.
  • Published: 3 February 2021
  • ISBN: 9781635923025
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $22.99
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Praise for Voices from the March on Washington

Praise for Voices from the March on Washington by George Ella Lyon and J. Patrick Lewis
"A powerful yet accessible guide to 'one day in 1963 [that] [b]elongs to every age.'" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ "(P)oets J. Patrick Lewis and George Ella Lyon have written their own chapter in this collection of original poems that examine and celebrate the occasion and its aftermath in a variety of voices both real and imagined . . . From an perspective, however, the march was history in the making and this collection is a fitting memorial to it." -- Booklist, starred review

"This well-crafted introduction to the Civil Rights era deserves a wide audience, as these poems, with their plain-spoken, honest emotions, offer insight into the past, and inspiration to continue the struggle." -- School Library Journal