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Let us march on! : James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade /

Empowering and educational, this nonfiction picture book about James Weldon Johnson, an NAACP leader who wrote the uplifting poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing," shows how he led thousands of Black people in the Silent Protest Parade for civil rights down New York's Fifth Avenue.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Williams, Yohuru, 1971- (Author), Long, Michael G. (Author)
Other Authors: Gordon, Xia (Illustrator), Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Johnson, James Weldon, > 1871-1938 > Juvenile literature.
Johnson, James Weldon, > 1871-1938.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > New York (State) > New York > 1910-1920 > Juvenile literature.
Authors, American.
Civil rights workers.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Biography.
Picture books.
Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
HISTORY / United States / General.
African American authors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
American authors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights demonstrations > Juvenile literature.
Protest movements > Juvenile literature.
Social action > Juvenile literature.
African American authors.
African American civil rights workers.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Protest movements.
Social action.
Biographies.
Creative nonfiction.
Essais fictionnels.
Description
Summary:Empowering and educational, this nonfiction picture book about James Weldon Johnson, an NAACP leader who wrote the uplifting poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing," shows how he led thousands of Black people in the Silent Protest Parade for civil rights down New York's Fifth Avenue.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Audience:Ages 4-8.
Awards:Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies, 2025
ISBN:9781665902786
1665902787