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Author:

Platt, Christine A., 1976- author.

Title:

Martin Luther King Jr. : fighting for civil rights / Christine Platt ; interior illustrations, David Shephard.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Random House Children's Books,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

168 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subject:

King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

Shepard, David (Illustrator), illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 158) and index.

Contents:

Martin's dream -- Young man on a mission -- Boycotting segregation -- A movement begins -- The fight for Civil Rights -- The March on Washington -- A new America -- An American hero.

Summary:

"On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to more than 250,000 people in Washington, DC about his dream of racial equality. His message of peaceful protest inspired a generation to stand up for their rights. Find out how a boy who was not allowed to go to school or the movies with white people blazed a trail in civil rights."-- provided by publisher.

Series:

Trailblazers

ISBN:

0593124561
9780593124567
0593124553
9780593124550

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1144091642

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning) — J BIO KIN

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CYPF706 -- Musser Public Library (Muscatine)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)