A review by tessakris
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March by Lynda Blackmon Lowery

5.0

Great, quick read! Lynda Blackmon Lowery’s story of marching to promote voting rights for black Americans as a 14-15 year old. She went to jail many times during that period of her life and was badly beaten by police officers prior to marching in the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March. I think it’s important to learn about this history and to think about how it wasn’t long ago that egregious acts of racism were too much of a norm. I’m especially impressed to think of the followers of MLK who followed methods of non-violence even when they were being beaten and racial slurs were constantly thrown their way. I got this from a little free library last night & I’m excited to keep it in my classroom and recommend it to my students