#OnThisDay 57 yrs ago, over 360,000 kids & teens engaged in a system-wide school boycott in NYC, forming the largest protest in US History. V. P. Franklin captures the scope of this event in his upcoming book, THE YOUNG CRUSADERS. Out on 2/23! ➡️ buff.ly/2YJ2tUp

On March 7, 1965, Bloody Sunday occurred in Selma. THE YOUNG CRUSADERS tells the story of the hundreds of children and teenagers who marched before then demanding "Let My Parents Vote." Check it out.

Beginning in February and March 1961, high school and college students in Atlanta, Rock Hill, SC, and other cities adopted the "Jail No Bail" strategy in their civil rights protests after being arrested. See THE YOUNG CRUSADERS for more info - youngcrusaders.org.

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After the 1960 sit-ins began, few southern department stores desegregated so Medgar Evers and others called for the "Easter Boycott." Rather than buying new outfits, young people joined picket lines. Today, to save the planet, young people should consider boycotting Big Oil!

Racial healing: Chicagoland community members fight for reparations uhighmidway.com/?p=10869

I published THE YOUNG CRUSADERS to provide models for the new generation for social justice campaigns. But how can we train young people for social activism if they are threatened by or dying from gun violence? Reparations are needed to provide viable alternatives for our youth.