John Lewis in the lead, a story of the civil rights movement, Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrations by Benny Andrews
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- African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020 -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Juvenile literature
- African American legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
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John Lewis in the lead, a story of the civil rights movement, Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrations by Benny Andrews
Language
eng
resource.biographical
individual biography
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
John Lewis in the lead
Oclc number
62697067
Responsibility statement
Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrations by Benny Andrews
Sub title
a story of the civil rights movement
Summary
"A biography of John Lewis, Georgia Congressman and one of the 'Big Six' civil rights leaders of the 1960s, focusing on his youth and culminating in the voter registration drives that sparked 'Bloody Sunday, ' as hundreds of people walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Includes a note by Congressman Lewis and a timeline"--Provided by publisher
Target audience
juvenile
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