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Kids on the March

15 Stories of Speaking Out, Protesting, and Fighting for Justice

by Michael Long
Zeno Robinson
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From the March on Washington to March for Our Lives to Black Lives Matter, the powerful stories of kid-led protest in America.
 
Kids have always been activists. They have even launched movements. Long before they could vote, kids have spoken up, walked out, gone on strike, and marched for racial justice, climate protection, gun control, world peace, and more. 

Kids on the March tells the stories of these protests, from the March of the Mill Children, who walked out of factories in 1903 for a shorter work week, to 1951's Strike for a Better School, which helped build the case for Brown v. Board of Education, to the twenty-first century's most iconic movements, including March for Our Lives, the Climate Strike, and the recent Black Lives Matter protests reshaping our nation.
 
Powerfully told and inspiring, Kids on the March shows how standing up, speaking out, and marching for what you believe in can advance the causes of justice, and that no one is too small or too young to make a difference.

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  • Release date

    March 23, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781649040343
      • File size: 157299 KB
      • Duration: 05:27:42

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This rousing audio collection on historical marches led by children and teenagers proves that no one is too young to make change. Narrators Zeno Robinson, Sol Madariaga, and Janina Edwards depict each glimpse of activism in a conversational tone. From children demanding a shorter work week in the March of the Mill Children of 1903 to Chicano students demanding an equal education in the East L.A. Walkouts of 1968 to the more recent George Floyd protests against police brutality, kids prove more than capable of discerning injustices in their lives. The narrators' commanding performances echo the many voices of discontent that continue to inspire young people to make a difference. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
    • Kirkus

      February 1, 2021
      Rights are the evidence of hard-fought battles, and even the youngest among us have served on the battlefield. This inspiring collection documents youths' roles in social change movements, beginning with the 1903 March of the Mill Children, in which child laborers marched to change hazardous working conditions in factories, and ending in 2020 with youth protestors leading and organizing marches to protest the deaths of George Floyd and other victims of police brutality. Topically diverse, the collection highlights the struggle for school integration in the 1950s; protests against the Vietnam War; the racist school conditions faced by Chicanx students in East Los Angeles and the 1968 student walkout; and activism for stricter gun laws led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. Nuclear disarmament and climate change are also among the subjects covered. Young people are the focus of this inspiring overview that expresses themes of determination, change, and hope. Though some movements resulted in immediate change and others are part of yearslong efforts, readers will be inspired by the advocacy, leadership, and determination of the young change agents. The stories are accompanied by photos and primary source documents, breathing life into the subjects and showing a clear connecting thread between young people of different generations. A final section offers readers practical tips for engaging in effective social change. Readers will lose themselves in this work and emerge energized. (endnotes, bibliography, photo credits) (Nonfiction. 11-16)

      COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • Booklist

      March 1, 2021
      Grades 5-8 Activism is on the rise, and this informational offering shows the role that young people have served and continue to serve in protesting for justice and reform. Divided into two sections--""The Twentieth Century"" and ""The Twenty-First Century""--the book highlights 15 prominent protest movements that cover a range of issues. Beginning with the 1903 March of the Mill Children (in which children were demanding a 55-hour work week instead of 60!), it continues with the 1968 Latinx student walkouts of East Los Angeles, the 1981 Children's Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and the 2018 March for Our Lives, and concludes with the 2020 George Floyd protests. As Long gives background information on each protest, he makes the accounts engaging with a storylike narrative filled with quotes from some of the young protestors. Plenty of period photos help readers imagine the events. Some chapters end with updates, such as the 2020 Supreme Court decision on DACA following the 2018 marches for Dreamers. Tips for organizing and participating in marches conclude the book. Both historical and timely.

      COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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