On Monday, January 25 at 10:00-11:00 a.m., V. P. Franklin will be the keynote speaker (virtually) for the 22nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration to be held during the American Library Association (ALA) Virtual Midwinter Meeting.

Follow V. P. Franklin on his new Twitter account dedicated to promoting news and events related to The Young Crusaders.

Kirkus calls The Young Crusaders a “compelling narrative“ and a “lively history of the teenagers and young adults who fought some of the hardest battles of the civil rights movement.”