A Tugging String by David T. Greenberg
This book is aptly named because of the emotional strings that pulled 12 year-old Duvy's heart while witnessing the Civil Right's Movement in Alabama during the turbulent year of 1965. Blending facts, speeches and memories, Duvy relates his childhood experiences and the role his civil rights-lawyer father played surrounding the Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights March led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The book blends fiction with true-to-life experiences and includes useful footnotes for further information about the 3,200 people who marched the 54 miles from Selma to Montgomery Alabama in protest of the illegal practices prohibiting blacks to register to vote.
You may have noticed, this is also the book our "Great Reads for Girls" for January are going to be reading and discussing.
You may have noticed, this is also the book our "Great Reads for Girls" for January are going to be reading and discussing.
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