From Kirkus: "A powerful retrospective glimpse at a key event (the Birmingham Children's Crusade)."

Loved the emotive oil paintings of Frank Morrison. It brought this powerful and inspirational story about civil rights movement and the children's crusade to life. ( )

(Coretta Scott King Honor Award) The story takes place in 1963 in Birmingham Alabama where students of color describe their struggles with segregation. Children and their parents attend a meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. where they are discussing their next protest which will be led by children since their parents would expect backlash from their jobs. The children lead the march to success despite obstacles from police. ( )

Independent Reading Level: k-2
Awards and Honors: 2019 Coretta Scott King Honor (illustrator)

Goodreads Review:
I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids.
I couldn't go to their schools.
I couldn't drink from their water fountains.
There were so many things I couldn't do.

In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world.