{"product_id":"child-of-the-civil-rights-movement-9780385376068","title":"Child of the Civil Rights Movement","description":"In this Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child's unique perspective to an important chapter in America's history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including Uncle Martin (Martin Luther King), Paula watched and listened to the struggles, eventually joining with her family--and thousands of others--in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poignant, moving, and hopeful, this is an intimate look at the birth of the Civil Rights Movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaula Young Shelton is the daughter of civil rights leader and former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young. She is a teacher in Washington, D.C., and a member of the National Black Child Development Institute. Her husband, Hilary O. Shelton, is the director of the NAACP Washington Bureau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaul Colón is the acclaimed illustrator of numerous children's books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526986436882,"sku":"9780385376068","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc958d00-67c4-4005-9434-82a8f61e81b9.jpg?v=1731289092","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/child-of-the-civil-rights-movement-9780385376068","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}