So when she heard grown-ups talking about wiping out Birmingham's segregation laws, she spoke up. She was going to jail! K-Gr 4—Levinson's We've Got a Job followed nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks and three other youths who were among the thousands of children and teens who marched for freedom in Birmingham, AL, in 1963. Audrey Faye Hendricks was nine-years-old, when arrested and sent to jail during a civil rights march in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. Nine-year old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. Join Facebook to connect with Faye Hendricks and others you may know. Fill the jails!—she stepped right up and said, I’ll do it! Audrey Faye Hendricks (1952–2009), at the age of nine, was the only child in her class to participate in the May 2, 1963 " Children's Crusade " that brought national attention to Eugene "Bull" Connor 's brutal tactics against demonstrators.
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this picture book that proves you’re never too little to make a difference. As she listened to the preacher’s words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. About the Author. CURIOUS CITY DPW is a trademark of Kirsten Cappy DBA Curious City.Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves you’re never too little to make a difference. )Never miss a new kidlit opportunity.Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child’s role in the Civil Rights Movement.Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else.So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham’s segregation laws, she spoke up.
Age Range: 5 – 10 Years. As she listened to the preacher’s words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. Audrey knew that this attack against civil rights activists was far from unique. Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to … AUDREY FAYE HENDRICKS. I tell stories of hope, resilience, belonging, and finding what (and who!) Audrey Faye's life work touched the lives of many children at New Pilgrim Day matters. I do that in a lot of different genres, but you’ll always get those things in an Audrey Faye book.
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