The biography aspect of this book focuses on main leaders and people of importance during the civil rights era, such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.

Freedom Walkers tells the stories of the hardships that African Americans felt living in the south during Jim Crowe laws up until the end of segregation. Informational, Biography, African American History, paperback, picture book, Civil Rights Summary:įreedom Walkers is an informational chapter book, with a biography vibe to each chapter. I liked that they were not on every page and were inserted where relevant, not just to fill space on the pages of the book. There are photographs with captions used throughout the text. I could see using it with middle school students as well to support relevant research about the key individuals and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The information is not too graphic for younger students, but it works well with our fifth grade curriculum so this seems like the best group of students to use this text. The fifth graders in my school are reading this text, and I think this is an appropriate age group for this text. The text includes quotes and details often omitted from textbooks and other sources. The text goes into great detail about Jo Ann Robinson, Claudette Colvin, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr., along with several other important individuals. The text teaches about key figures during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, what they did and why they did it. The information is factual, but unlike when I read most textbooks, I actually wanted to keep reading this. While we have all most likely learned about the Montgomery Bus Boycott from a textbook while in grade school, this text represents the information in a very engaging manner.

Claudette colvin and rosa parks