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
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Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrations by Benny Andrews.
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Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Lee & Low, c2006.
Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) ; col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:
9781584302506
Abstract:
"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.
Reading Level:
950 L Lexile
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader Grades K-4 5.9 0.5 Quiz 110668 English non-fiction.
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