“We are the turn of this century…” Middleton, Mya. “Mya Middleton Speaks at March for Our Lives—‘We Deserve Better.’ ” Speech, March for Our Lives. YouTube video, 4:21. March 24, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrQvbEX1ylQ; March for Our Lives. “Mission Statement.” March for Our Lives Website. https://marchforourlives.com/mission-statement/; Grinberg, Emanuella, and Nadeem Muaddi. “How the Parkland Students Pulled Off a Massive National Protest in Only 5 Weeks.” CNN, March 26, 2018. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/us/march-for-our-lives/index.html.
YOUTH CLIMATE STRIKE
“People tell us…” Ramirez, Rachel. “Students Share Motivations Ahead of Youth Climate Strike. Grist, March 14, 2019. https://grist.org/article/students-share-motivations-ahead-of-youth-climate-strike/; Aronoff, Kate. “How Greta Thunberg’s Lone Strike Against Climate Change Became a Global Movement.” Rolling Stone, March 5, 2019. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/greta-thunberg-fridays-for-future-climate-change-800675/?jwsource=cl; Thunberg, Greta, Anna Taylor, and others. “Think We Should Be at School? Today’s Climate Strike Is the Biggest Lesson of All.” The Guardian, March 15, 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/15/school-climate-strike-greta-thunberg.
JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD AND BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS
“what does unity look like?” Teens4Equality. 2020. “this is amazing. It’s inspiring…” Instagram photo, June 5, 2020 posted. Accessed 6/24/20. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBCgnD3BD71/?utm_source=ig_embed.
Elizabeth, De. “Teen Activists Organized a Massive Black Lives Matter Protest in Nashville.” Teen Vogue, June 7, 2020. Online. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teenage-activists-black-lives-matter-protest-nashville.
Bosman, Julie, and Amy Harmon. “Protests Draw Shoulder-to-Shoulder Crowds After Months of Virus Isolation.” The New York Times. June 2, 2020. Online. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/coronavirus-protests-george-floyd.html.
Fox, Maggie. “Demonstrators say it’s worth braving coronavirus to protest George Floyd’s killing.” CNN, June 6, 2020. Online. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/06/health/pandemic-protesters-covid-risk-floyd-trnd/index.html.
GENERAL BOOKS ABOUT ACTIVISM
Bland, Robert L., and Lynda B. Lowery. The Little Book of Little Activists. New York: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Braun, Eric. Taking Action for Civil and Political Rights. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2017.
Freedman, Russell. Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America. New York: Holiday House, 2014.
Halpin, Mikki. It’s Your World—If You Don’t Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers. New York: Simon Pulse, 2004.
Markel, Michelle, Melissa Sweet, and Rachel Zegar. Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909. New York: Balzer + Bray, 2013.
ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS • An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division • 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 • www.SimonandSchuster.com • Text copyright © 2021 by Leah Henderson • Illustrations © 2021 by Tyler Feder • Jacket design by Debra Sfetsios-Conover and interior design by Irene Metaxatos and Debra Sfetsios-Conover © 2021 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. • All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. • ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS is a registered trademark of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Atheneum logo is a trademark of Simon & Schuster, Inc. • For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales at 1-866-506-1949 or [email protected]. • The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event, contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at www.simonspeakers.com. • The illustrations for this book were rendered digitally. â Jacket illustrations © 2021 by Tyler Feder • Jacket design by Debra Sfetsios-Conover © 2021 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. â Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data • Names: Henderson, Leah, author. • Title: Together we march: 25 protest movements that marched into history / Leah Henderson. • Description: First edition. | New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references. | Audience: Ages 7 and up. | Audience: Grades 2-3. | Summary: “A long-format picture book that documents multiple marches and protests throughout America’s history”—Provided by publisher. • Identifiers: LCCN 2019055511 | ISBN 9781534442702 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781534442719 (eBook) • Subjects: LCSH: Protest movements—United States—History—Juvenile literature. | Political participation—United States—History—Juvenile literature. | Social justice—United States—History—Juvenile literature. • Classification: LCC HN59.2 .H459 2021 | DDC 303.48/4—dc23 • LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019055511
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