Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Grades 6-8

I bought this for my granddaughter snd I read it too. I wish I would have read a book like this 40 years ago. It’s not black history it’s American history.

This is an excellent book. Well written, well researched, succinct, full of information and inspiring. It is a true story of how a group of determined people succeeded in achieving a goal when the people controlling the local government were against them. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. came out of a movement built by the hard work and courage of hundreds and thousands of people. King and Parks were trusted spokespeople for a much-larger grass-roots movement. The standard narrative is that Rosa and Martin acted largely on their own, but Freedom Walkers shows the many ordinary people who were the heart, soul, backbone and brains of the movement. There is no reason this book should be classified as "grades 6 to 8", as adults reading it will find it fascinating. It holds many lessons we can still use today.

This is a gift for a grandchild who is an avid reader. She is eleven years old. She has questions.

A thorough and engaging text about the Montgomery bus boycott. It was my daughter's school book, and I liked it enough to buy her a copy.

It really was a great book. The author did a great job of keeping the reader interested. I wanted to know more about the civil rights movement and the author did a great job with that. I DEFINITELY recommend this book to anyone who is interested.

Fast delivery. Great book for kids turn with.

I use this book in my classroom. My students love this unit. A wonderful book explaining what happened during the bus boycott.

Good book