Because They Marched
The People's Campaign for Voting Rights that Changed America

Well done! This is a book that is important for everyone to read to inform them or re-remind them of some of the horrors that African-Americans went through. The one that broke my heart and just left me aghast was in order to vote they had to pass an intelligence test. One of the questions was “how m......more

Russell Freedman is the master of historical nonfiction, and his careful research once again brings an important era in American history to life. In the 1960's voting rights were largely denied to African Americans in many parts of the South. Despite federal legislation, local rules made registering......more

This book is the way history should be presented - a compelling photo-narrative of the real events of the time. With the Supreme Court's gutting of key provisions of the Voting Rights Act that this book talks about, it is even more important for young people to understand how hard people had to figh......more

Russell Freedman gives a concise, well-written account of the events leading up to the march from Selma to Montgomery and the march itself. The many photos give a sense of how tense and dangerous the situation was and the author brings us up to date with the 2013 Supreme Court decision, undoing much......more

Richie’s Picks: BECAUSE THEY MARCHED: THE PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN FOR VOTING RIGHTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA by Russell Freedman, Holiday House, August 2014, 96p., ISBN: 978-0-8234-2921-9 “The potential magnitude of racially discriminatory voter disenfranchisement counseled hesitation before disturbing the Dis......more