![]() ![]() Leacock and Buckley were on the search for a person who was a child or teen during the Selma marches, as a part of their “ Journeys for Freedom” project. ![]() ![]() She was accompanied by her co-authors Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley, as their collaboration on Turning 15 was pure kismet. Although Turning 15 (named after her 15 th birthday that was on March 22, 1965, the third day of the road to Montgomery) was written through her perspective, its message and purpose is on behalf of the children that joined her as freedom fighters. Lowery believes the more young people are aware that having a voice in human rights is possible, they will feel more inspired to lead, than to wait for change to occur.Īs a special guest at the New York Historical Society (NYHS) on January 18, Lowery spoke to a culturally diverse audience of curious hildren, youth groups and parents. ![]() She encapsulates the years of 1963-65 (that lead to the Voting Rights Act in ’65), as a “children’s movement,” adamant that civil rights wouldn’t have happened without them and high school students. According to Lowery, young marchers have been virtually omitted as heroes from our history books and retrospective discussions. Turning 15 specifically aims at educating and connecting the civil rights to a younger generation. MUST READ: Why It Took A Female Director To Get MLK Right ![]()
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