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Seattle Children's Theatre Recommended Reading List Production: When I Grow Up I'm Gonna
Get Some Big Words When I Grow Up I’m Gonna Get Some Big Words explores the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s through the thoughts, ideas and actions of its most prominent leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the many young activists who were so critical to the Movement’s successes. Young African Americans throughout the South were inspired by Dr. King’s call to involvement; and likewise, the massive participation of youth in non-violent protest was an inspiration to Dr. King. Black children who grew up in the segregated South recognized that no matter what their achievements in life, a Jim Crow world would forever limit the potential of what they might become individually or collectively. They heeded the call to direct action in an effort to change the world for themselves and their parents. Just as Dr. King’s life was undeniably altered by his involvement in the struggle for civil rights, so were the lives of the youngest soldiers in his non-violent army. On buses, at lunch counters, in the streets; in places like Montgomery, Selma and Birmingham, children and teenagers transformed themselves and a nation.
Booklist prepared by Ann Dalton, Columbia Library, Seattle Public Library. Books available from Amazon.com. Book Spotlight
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