Essie and the March on Selma Family Life - Siblings A positive and affirming look

A positive and affirming look at skin color

Develop psychological tools to neutralize ongoing stressors and live more fully

the girls see another side of life that includes loss

who is so nice that it has to be a trap

Essie and the March on Selma Family Life - Siblings A positive and affirming lookTwelve year old Essie believes that Black people should be allowed to vote, and she's willing to march for that right. On Sunday, March 7, 1965, she puts on her best dress to join protesters as they plan to visit the governor in Montgomery, Alabama. But as the 600 marchers approach the Edmund Pettis bridge in Selma, they are stopped by state troopers. Can Essie survive blows, tear gas, and being sprayed with a water hose to continue her fight for