We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March

Cynthia Levinson

Peachtree Pub Limited, Feb 1, 2012 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 176 pages

The inspiring story of one of the greatest moments in civil rights history as seen through the eyes of four young people who were at the center of the action.
The 1963 Birmingham Children's March was a turning point in American history. In the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, the fight for civil rights lay in the hands of children like Audrey Hendricks, Wash Booker, James Stewart, and Arnetta Streeter.
Through the eyes of these four protesters and others who participated, We've Got a Job tells the little-known story of the 4,000 black elementary, middle, and high school students who voluntarily went to jail between May 2 and May 11, 1963. The children succeeded - where adults had failed - in desegregating one of the most racially violent cities in America.
By combining in-depth, one-on-one interviews and extensive research, author Cynthia Levinson recreates the events of the Birmingham Children's March from a new and very personal perspective.

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This was riveting. I couldn't put it down, told with so many primary sources in such a way as to evoke the humanity of each of the key moments. Full of basic outline information I had heard many times ...

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The Role Children Played During the Civil Rights Movement I was raised in a household where learning about history (especially American history) and discussing current events was a daily occurrence. I ...

About the author

Cynthia Levinson interviewed dozens of participants in the Birmingham Children's March and spent four years researching and writing We've Got a Job to share their stories. A former teacher and educational policy consultant and researcher, she has also published articles in Appleseeds, Calliope, Dig, Faces, and Odyssey. She divides her time between Texas and Massachusetts.

Bibliographic information

• Title: We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
• Author: Cynthia Levinson
• Publisher: Peachtree Pub Limited, 2012
• ISBN: 1561456276, 9781561456277
• Length: 176 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century; Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American; Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Politics & Government