The Teacher's March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History
With fire in his eyes Reverend Reese led marchers to the courthouse to register to vote Troublemakers That’s what the police called the marchers Reverend Reese knew that was a lie The marchers just wanted to vote like everybody else But in Selma Alabama segregation kept black people and white people apart and billy clubs kept black people from voting
Sheriff Clark’s cheeks boiled red whenever he spotted Reverend Reese and the marchers His deputies blocked the marble steps of the courthouse The sheriff swung his club at the reverend like he was a baseball and that kept most people away Even if they made it into the courthouse the reverend knew what would happen You must take a voting test A test impossible to pass How many drops of water are in the Alabama River How could anyone answer a question like that Reverend Reese pulled his trench coat over his bruises and kept on marching and talking about freedom He had to find a way to make their voices heard He needed a triumphant idea
