We Shall Overcome: The History of...Civil Rights Movement (People's History)
Author: Finlayson, Reggie
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.3
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
17492
Points per Word
0.000172
Page Count
96
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
People's History
Description
This book uses the words of spirituals and other music of the time to frame a discussion of the civil rights movement in the United States, focusing on specific people, incidents, and court cases.