Essie and the March on Selma: A Bloody Sunday Survival Story Wei Wendy Tan Shiau
Essie and the March on Selma: A Bloody Sunday Survival Story Wei Wendy Tan Shiau Twelve-year-old Essie believes that Black people should be allowed to vote, and she's willing to march for that right.…
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Essie and the March on Selma: A Bloody Sunday Survival Story Wei Wendy Tan Shiau
Twelve-year-old Essie believes that Black people should be allowed to vote, and she's willing to march for that right. But as the 600 marchers approach the Edmund Pettis bridge in Selma, they are stopped by state troopers. On Sunday, March 7, 1965, she puts on her best dress to join protesters as they plan to visit the governor in Montgomery, Alabama.
Readers can learn the real story of Selma's Bloody Sunday from the nonfiction back matter in this Girls Survive story. Can Essie survive blows, tear gas, and being sprayed with a water hose to continue her fight for voting rights? A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also