Claudia
But the Klan doesn't watch us.
Loves anything yellow, the bright kind that looks like sunshine. She's the one with the plan.
The true story
It really happened!
Claudia Thomas Mitchell was a little girl in Montgomery when the Bus Boycott began in December 1955. The events in this book come from her own childhood.
The grown-ups held meetings in churches, but the Klan was watching them, and the phone lines weren't safe. So how could everyone find out where the next meeting would be?
The children helped. Claudia and her friends sang freedom songs on street corners and rode their bikes all around the neighborhood to pass the word along.
“They know the grown-ups. The Klan watches our parents and the people from the church…and all their friends. But the Klan doesn't watch us.”
Claudia, in How Can We Help?
From the dedication
This book is lovingly dedicated to my parents, William and Lizzie Thomas, whose courage, faith, and quiet determination helped light the path toward justice. May this story honor their legacy and inspire every child to know that no one is too young, too small, or too ordinary to make a difference.
