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John Lewis in the lead : a story of the civil rights movement
- Title
- John Lewis in the lead : a story of the civil rights movement / Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrations by Benny Andrews.
- Author
- Haskins, James, 1941-
- Publication
- New York : Lee & Low, 2006.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc F 17-284 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.; 29 cm.
- 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.
- Subjects
- African American civil rights workers > Biography
- African Americans > Civil rights
- United States > Congress > House > Biography
- Black author
- Civil rights movements > Southern States > History > 20th century
- Legislators > United States > Biography
- African American legislators > Biography
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Biography
- Civil rights workers > United States > Biography
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020
- Call Number
- Sc F 17-284
- ISBN
- 9781584302506
- 158430250X
- LCCN
- 2005035472
- 9781584302506
- OCLC
- 62697067
- Author
- Haskins, James, 1941-
- Title
- John Lewis in the lead : a story of the civil rights movement / Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrations by Benny Andrews.
- Imprint
- New York : Lee & Low, 2006.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.Benson, Kathleen.Andrews, Benny, 1930-2006, ill.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9781584302506
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 17-284