The Teachers March!
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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 before his death in 2018 and interviewed several teachers and their family members in order to tell this story, which is especially important today.
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In 1965, there were many local and statewide laws in place that restricted many people from voting, including laws requiring people to take unfair tests or to pay a poll tax to vote. Reverend F. D. Reese wanted to change things, and he decided to take action to do so. He asked his fellow teachers to march against these laws, and many decided to join Reese. The Teachers March! tells the story of this historic event when teachers in Selma, Alabama marched, risking imprisonment and beatings.
This is a powerful story that has not been widely-told. It's an inspiring story with bold illustrations, drawing on research and interviews with participants. I felt like I was marching with the teachers as I turned the pages of the book, unsure of what would happen next.
