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    Voices from the March on Washington

    By J. Patrick Lewis and George Ella Lyon

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    The powerful poems in this poignant collection weave together multiple voices to tell the story of the March on Washington, DC, in 1963. From the woman singing through a terrifying bus ride to DC, to the teenager who came partly because his father told him, “Don’t you dare go to that march,” to the young child riding above the crowd on her father’s shoulders, each voice brings a unique perspective to this tale. As the characters tell their personal stories of this historic day, their chorus plunges readers into the experience of being at the march—walking shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, hearing Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech, heading home inspired.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBoyds Mills Press
    Release dateOct 21, 2014
    ISBN9781629792873
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    Voices from the March on Washington
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    J. Patrick Lewis

    J. Patrick Lewis has published more than 85 children's picture/poetry books to date and is a former Children's Poet Laureate (2011–2013). He lives in Westerville, Ohio.

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    • 5/5
      At first glance, I was annoyed by the premise of the book: Why, with all the primary documents available, would authors want to make up characters who'd been at the 1963 March on Washington and write poems through their eyes? And then I started reading it and noticing that these imagined voices recurred, so that I could follow the rabble rousing field worker from Iowa from her awakening that something existed beyond her mid western town. What caught me about the voice of 23 year-old Emma Wallace is that she's a book loved, and books opened up her world and her mind. She had lots to learn and much perspective and understanding to gain, but clearly she does as her last poem is from 2013, where she and a friend she met at the March are reminiscing. Now 73, Emma is a retired civil liberties lawyer. I read the book straight through, then located and reread through Emma's so I could see her grow an change. Now I want to retrace each person's voice for those who have multiple poems. The emotions are palpable; as a reader you gain the lived through experience whether from the viewpoint of an innocent 5 year old or a 19 year old Spellman student. Ingenious.I can see using this book as a mentor text and having students in middle school or high school create a persona for a given period and produce poems about an event.
    • 4/5
      Perspectives in verse on the March on Washington from participants real and imagined.
    • 5/5
      Voices from the March on Washington by J. Patrick Lewis and George Ella Lyon is a powerful poem collection providing readers with a wide range of perspectives on this historic day. The poems in this book will transport youth fifty years into the past. Although many books chronicle the events of August 28, 1963, few capture the emotions of the experience. Through poetry, readers become immersed in the hope, pride, and excitement of the march.From analyzing the inspiring title page photograph to discussing the impact of individual poems, the possibilities for classroom activities related to the Civil Rights Movement are endless. Use the poems to jumpstart activities. When Langston Hughes is mentioned, bring out his poems to extend the experience. When poets talk about Jim Crow, show photos reflecting racial segregation.Beyond the poems, the book’s introduction provides an excellent overview to the time period and context of event. In addition, the guide at the end of the book includes biographical notes about the key people mentioned in the book along with additional resources to extend the reading experience.Add this book to the growing collection of high-quality works associated with the Civil Rights Movement in America.
    • 4/5
      This is an excellent book of stories and poems using some of the actual people at the march on Washington that occurred on August 28, 1963, and some of the poems were written by the authors in order to emphasize the sheer magic of the event.I've read so much about the Civil Rights movement and yet there is still so much to learn. Amazingly, 200,000 strong, the group came from all parts of the United States and left without a shred of violence. In peace, they heard the songs of Mahalia Jackson, the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and Joan Baez. In peace, their hearts soared at the emphatic words of Martin Luther King, Jr. when he gave his now famous I have a dream speech. Ledger Smith, a professional roller skater left Chicago on August 17th and skated 685 miles in ten days to be present at the March. Charles Jackson,a voluntary detective from Jersey City, NJ who came to assist the Washington Police Department. stood right behind Martin Luther King, Jr.. Later, he told his son that during the speech he say two clouds form as a cross, taking this as a sign from God.Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      This book is a number of poems “written” by imaginary people at the March on Washington that occurred on August 28, 1963. There was one line about it being up to people to straighten out the things in our nation’s history when we take a wrong turn. Wonderful poems.