![]() ![]() weekend at The Riverside Church.Īlly Sheedy (The Breakfast Club, High Art, Psych) adapted the award-winning memoir by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley (Dial Press, 2016) into a oneperson show with the powerful young actress, Damaras Obi. ![]() You won’t want to miss this inspiring and prophetic event on Dr. to secure the right to vote for African Americans. Important People in Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom Lynda Blackmon Lowery This Study Guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom. ![]() Jailed nine times before her 15th birthday, Lowery fought alongside Dr. In this vibrant memoir, Lowery's conversational voice effectively relates her experiences in the civil rights movement on and before that march. Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley have collaborated on several previous history and geography books for young people. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom tells the moving, true story of Lynda Blackmon, the youngest person to walk all the way from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, on the Voting Rights March in 1965. In 1965, Lynda Blackmon Lowery turned 15 during the three-day voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery. Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest person to take part in the whole Selma to Montgomery March, now works as a case manager at a mental health center, and still lives in Selma, Alabama. Group Rate (10 or more): $30 Click here to purchase tickets “A powerful story of the ordinary people who made the Civil Rights Movement succeed–proof that anyone can make history and no one is too young.” ![]()
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