{"product_id":"march-forward-girl-9781328603920","title":"March Forward, Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy-selling \u003cem\u003eWarriors Don't Cry\u003c\/em\u003e comes \"a visceral and vital memoir\" about growing up in the segregated South (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil rights heroine Melba Patillo Beals, one of the Little Rock Nine, puts readers right in her saddle oxfords as a young activist fighting back against the laws that told her she was less just because of the color of her skin. Now with a Q\u0026amp;A with Melba!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior. Frustrated by the laws that kept African-Americans separate but very much unequal, she had questions. Why couldn't she drink from a \"whites only\" fountain? Why couldn't she feel safe beyond home? Adults all told her: Hold your tongue. Be patient. Know your place. But Beals had the heart of a fighter--and knew that her true place was a free one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside photos, Beals recounts her early journey to becoming a champion for equal rights, a bestselling author, and the recipient of this country's highest recognition, the Congressional Gold Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelba Pattillo Beals\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eWarriors Don't Cry\u003c\/i\u003e, and the recipient of the 1995 ALA Nonfiction Book of the Year award and the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Dr. Beals was given a Congressional Gold Medal for her role, as a fifteen-year-old, in the integration of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50831361933586,"sku":"9781328603920","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5117ce40-9cea-41c5-a93d-fa2365346463.jpg?v=1737241141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/march-forward-girl-9781328603920","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}