The Teachers March!
How Selma's Teachers Changed History
Demonstrating the power of protest and standing up for a just cause, here is an exciting tribute to the educators who participated in the 1965 Selma Teachers' March.
Reverend F.D. Reese was a leader of the Voting Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. As a teacher and principal, he recognized that his colleagues were viewed with great respect in the city. Could he convince them to risk their jobs--and perhaps their lives--by organizing a teachers-only march to the county courthouse to demand their right to vote? On January 22, 1965, the Black teachers left their classrooms and did just that, with Reverend Reese leading the way. Noted nonfiction authors Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace conducted the last interviews with Reverend Reese…
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Sandra Neil Wallace had a lengthy career as a news anchor and ESPN sportscaster before writing realistic fiction and nonfiction for young readers. A pioneer in the journalism field, she was the first woman to cover the National Hockey League on network TV. Selected as a promising new voice in children's literature by The Horn Book, Wallace's titles have been named to state and national awards lists including Bank Street College's Best Children's Book of the Year, ALA-YALSA Quick Picks, and Booklist's Top 10 Sports Books for Youth. Visit sandraneilwallace.com.
Marie's Magic Eggs
Sandra Neil Wallace; illustrated by Evan Turk
Bound by Ice
Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
Race Against Time
Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
The Teachers March!
Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace; Illustrated by Charly Palmer
Blood Brother
Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace
Babe Conquers the World
Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace
Rich Wallace has written more than three dozen novels for children and teenagers, beginning with Wrestling Sturbridge, which the American Library Association selected as one of the top 100 YA books of the twentieth century. His recent forays into nonfiction include the acclaimed Babe Conquers the World and Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights (Calkins Creek, 2016). Visit richwallacebooks.com.
Bound by Ice
Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
Race Against Time
Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
The Teachers March!
Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace; Illustrated by Charly Palmer
Blood Brother
Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace
Babe Conquers the World
Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace
Charly Palmer is an award-winning graphic designer and illustrator. He also teaches design, illustration, and painting, most recently at Spelman College. His two recent picture books are There's a Dragon in My Closet and Mama Africa, which won the 2018 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award.
Evicted!
Alice Faye Duncan; Illustrated by Charly Palmer