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Lillian's Right To Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

As Lillian, a one-hundred-year-old African American woman, makes a "long haul up a steep hill" to her polling place, she sees more than trees and sky: she sees her family's history. She sees the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and her great-grandfather voting for the first time. She sees her parents trying to register to vote. And she sees herself marching in a protest from Selma to Montgomery.

Veteran bestselling picture-book author Jonah Winter and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Shane W. Evans vividly recall America's battle for civil rights in this lyrical, poignant account of one woman's fierce determination to make it up the hill and make her voice heard.

For more stories about girls and women involved in the Civil Rights Movement, visit our special feature on the Top Mighty Girl Books on Civil Rights History.

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"Lillian is portrayed in resolute left-to-right motion, and her present-day, bright red dress contrasts with the faded greens, blues, and grays of the past, sometimes in a direct overlay....An author's note provides historical context, including information about the woman who inspired Lillian (Lillian Allen, who in 2008 at age 100 voted for Barack Obama), and ends by reminding readers that protecting voting rights is still an ongoing issue." --Jill Ratzan, School Library Journal

Product Details

Recommended Age 5 - 9
Author Jonah Winter
Illustrator Shane W. Evans
ISBN 0385390289
Publication Date Jul 14, 2015
Publisher Schwartz & Wade
Language English