A review by bookgal1980
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March by Lynda Blackmon Lowery

5.0

In my opinion, everyone should read this book. I can't say enough great things about it. I love the fact that young adult readers can see pictures of American History. One theme really came through in the reading of this book. Steady Loving Confrontation was the message that Dr. Martin Luther King really drove home during the civil rights movement. The other thing that is really touching about Lynda Blackmon Lowery's story is the fact that her mother died due to segregation. That was her driving cause from that point forward in joining the civil rights movement. She was the youngest individual that marched from Selma to Montgomery. She didn't realize it at the time that she was a part of American History. There were laws in place that provided the right to vote. However, areas of the country were still discriminating against African Americans and making it impossible for them to vote. This is important for people to realize in these current times. There may be laws, it doesn't mean that people can't and do choose to discriminate. A voteless people is truly a hopeless people.