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Author:

Kirkwood, Kathlyn J., author.

Title:

Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round : my story of the making of Martin Luther King Day / Kathlyn J. Kirkwood ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Versifyan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

114 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Kirkwood, Kathlyn J.--Juvenile poetry.
African American civil rights workers--Juvenile poetry.--Juvenile poetry.
Civil rights workers--United States--Juvenile poetry.--Juvenile poetry.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day--Juvenile poetry.
Poetry.

Other Authors:

Walthall, Steffi, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113).

Summary:

This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday to become a national holiday.

ISBN:

0358387264
9780358387268

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1290315287

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)