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The Youngest Marcher: the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist

Cover of The Youngest Marcher: the
by Cynthia Levinson
illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
2017

The story of how nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks became the youngest known child to be arrested for picketing against Birmingham segregation practices in 1963.

Age group: 
Early Elementary
Category: 
Activism / Social Justice