![]() ![]() Repeatedly, Lynda references the power of song to quell fear and the comfort from the sheer number of students in jail together. Other students who were the "brains" stayed in school to do everyone's homework and take tests for the students who were marching. Parents helped by packing sandwiches and treats to replace the bad jail food. And the kids picked up on the march, go to jail, get released, get to the next march pattern quickly. The organizers of these student protests knew what they were doing. She began her protesting activities as a gopher at various sit-ins to tell parents that their high school teen had been jailed. ![]() Her grandmother helped raise her and made sure Lynda heard Martin Luther King, Jr. Her mother died when Lynda was seven because no one at the all-white hospital would treat her. She explains matter-of-factly what it was like growing up as a black teenager in Selma. The first line in the book grabs your attention: "By the time I was fifteen years old, I had been in jail nine times." As a female protestor, her story nicely complements John Lewis's March trilogy. Lynda Blackmon Lowery tells her story of her experience with Steady Loving Confrontation with passion. If you know a young person who's looking to learn more about or connect with the Civil Rights Movement, put this book in their hands. ![]()
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