{"id":336367,"date":"2025-12-09T13:51:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/cdf-freedom-schools-60-for-60-read-aloud-campaign\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:51:48","slug":"cdf-freedom-schools-60-for-60-read-aloud-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=336367","title":{"rendered":"CDF Freedom Schools 60 for 60 Read Aloud Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19152\" src=\"https:\/\/thebrownbookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/60for60.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebrownbookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/60for60.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/thebrownbookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/60for60-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/thebrownbookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/60for60-875x1024.jpg 875w, https:\/\/thebrownbookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/60for60-768x899.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\"\/>We are proud to support <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensdefense.org\/our-work\/cdf-freedom-schools\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw-O6zBhASEiwAOHeGxS9eInYrkp4eX15bPKHpC4V-OADsvmNSkvFqmJ7lozsi3nk4vlhkmRoC1LIQAvD_BwE\">Children\u2019s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom School<\/a>s<\/strong> as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer of 1964. To mark that milestone, they are recruiting 60 traditionally published children\u2019s book creators to read at Freedom Schools around the country on the morning of Wednesday, July 17.\u00a0 Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati of the <a href=\"https:\/\/theafricanamericanchildrensbookproject.org\/\">African American Children\u2019s Book Project<\/a> is helping with the recruitment effort.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the project, where schools are located and sign up here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/805094FAAA62EA1FB6-49799757-60for60#\/\">Children\u2019s Defense Fund Freedom Schools: 60 For 60: Protecting the Freedom to Read in Honor of the Freedom Summer of 1964 (signupgenius.com)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative is a part of the\u00a0<em>CDF Freedom Schools<\/em>\u00a0annual National Day of Social Action (NDSA) project, in which 13,000+ K-12 scholars and communities will march, protest, and demand communities and elected officials to\u00a0<strong>protect the freedom to read<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Children\u2019s book creators who have signed up so far include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traceybaptiste.com\/\">Tracey Baptiste<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alicefayeduncan.com\/\">Alice Faye Duncan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zettaelliott.com\/\">Zetta Elliott<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ritahubbard.com\/\">Rita Lorraine Hubbard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinahjohnsonbooks.com\/\">Dinah Johnson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jeaninejones.com\/\">Jeanine Jones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharonlangley.com\/\">Sharon Langley<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kellystarlinglyons.com\/\">Kelly Starling Lyons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/torreymaldonado.com\/\">Torrey Maldonado<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewmaraniss.com\/\">Andrew Maraniss<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.leeandlow.com\/author\/smiller\/\">Shaughnessy Miller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tanisiamoore.com\/\">Tanisia Moore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sheliapmoses.com\/\">Shelia P. Moses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/judycareynevin.com\/books\/\">Judy Carey Nevin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ngerinnachi.com\/\">Ngeri Nnachi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olugbemisolabooks.com\/\">Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lisastringfellow.com\/\">Lisa Stringfellow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artikatyner.com\/\">Artika Tyner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/contributor\/leslie-c-youngblood\/?lens=little-brown-books-for-young-readers\">Leslie Youngblood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about this important campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensdefense.org\/cdf-freedom-schools-program-launches-60-for-60-read-aloud-campaign-to-protect-the-freedom-to-read-fight-book-bans-across-america\/\">here<\/a> and in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/newsbrief\/index.html?record=4765\">Publishers Weekly article<\/a>. Please share widely. Thank you for your support.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to support Children\u2019s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer of 1964. 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