Template:Did you know nominations/Let the Children March

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Let the Children March

  • ... that the illustrator of the picture book Let the Children March was inspired by documentary coverage of the Birmingham's Children's Crusade? Source: "Many Februarys ago, I watched the civil rights movement documentary Eyes on the Prize with my parents. I cringed in my chair the first time I saw children being sprayed by hoses. [...] I hope my efforts to honor the past--the Birmingham Children's Crusade of 1963--and will inspire, influence and intrigue the future--the next generation." Artist's statement from the book itself.
    • ALT1:... that the author of the 2018 picture book Let the Children March left out "truly upsetting details" about the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade to avoid frightening young readers? Source: "We didn’t want to tell a cheery story that left out the fear and horror of that week. But we also didn’t want to tell all the truly upsetting details and scare young readers. It was a delicate balance, and personally, I think it’s something we got right." Source:interview at Biracial Bookworms

Created by Rdlassen (talk). Nominated by Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) at 20:45, 14 February 2019 (UTC).

  • Symbol confirmed.svg Accepting this 9-day-old nomination in the interest of posting during February Black History Month. Long enough, neutrally written, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. Image on page is fair use. ALT1 is interesting, verified, and cited inline. I did some tweaking of the language in the hook to avoid close paraphrasing. QPQ done. ALT1 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 21:56, 14 February 2019 (UTC)