02291cam a2200313 4500 149828000 TxAuBib 20131213120000.0 110808s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011031738 9781561456277 hc 1561456276 hc TxAuBib Levinson, Cynthia. We've got a job : the 1963 Birmingham Children's March / written by Cynthia Levinson. We have got a job. 1963 Birmingham Children's March. Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree Publishers, 2011. 176 p. : ill., map; hrd. ; 25 x 24 cm. Discusses the events of the 4,000 African American students who marched to jail to secure their freedom in May 1963. By May 1963, African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama, had had enough of segregation and police brutality. But with their lives and jobs at stake, most adults were hesitant to protest the city's racist culture. Instead, children and teenagers--like Audrey, Wash, James, and Arnetta--marched to jail to secure their freedom. At a time when the civil rights movement was struggling, Birmingham's black youth answered Dr. Martin Luther King's call to "fill the jails" of their city. In doing so, they drew national attention to the cause, helped bring about the repeal of segregation laws, and inspired thousands of other young people to demand their rights. Combining extensive research and in-depth interviews with protestors, Cynthia Levinson recreates the events of the Birmingham Children's March from a new and very personal perspective. Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171) and index. 1020 Lexile. 20131213. African American youth Alabama Birmingham History 20th century Juvenile literature. African American students Alabama Birmingham History 20th century Juvenile literature. African Americans Civil rights Alabama Birmingham History 20th century Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements Alabama Birmingham History 20th century Juvenile literature. BSBPL