Now in paperback--a personal look at the civil rights movement of the 1950s

and '60s told through dozens of interviews conducted by Washington, D.C.,

fourth graders with their parents, grandparents, neighbors, and others who

helped fight the battle against segregation and changed the course of history.

With a foreword by Rosa Parks, three introductory essays, and over 40 archival

photographs, this thoughtful, compelling, and educational book pays tribute to

the many ordinary people who dedicated themselves to the cause of freedom and

the fight for equality. "This book is important for the stories it tells, the

pictures it shows, and especially for its prevailing message."--School

Library Journal (starred review)"The essays are sophisticated...but the

interviews will grab elementary-grade readers."--Booklist"This is must

reading for all who are interested in America's struggle for racial justice,

then and now."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr.