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Author:

Harris, Duchess. author.

Title:

John Lewis : civil rights leader and congressman / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Tammy Gagne.

Publisher:

Core Library,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Lewis, John,--1940 February 21---Juvenile literature.
Lewis, John,--1940 February 21-
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom--(1963 :--Washington, D.C.)--Juvenile literature.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States--Juvenile literature.
Legislators--United States--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American legislators--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers.
African American legislators.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Civil rights movements.
Legislators.
Southern States.
United States.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

Gagne, Tammy, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Bloody Sunday -- Sitting in and speaking out -- Becoming a leader -- Still making history.

Summary:

John Lewis is an influential African American politician who played a key role in the civil rights movement. He raised awareness of racial discrimination and violence in the 1960s. This book explores Lewis's activism and political career. Includes infographics and glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Series:

Freedom's promise
Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.

ISBN:

1532190859
9781532190858

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1121083206

Locations:

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CNPC792 -- Montezuma Public Library (Montezuma)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)