John Lewis in the Lead
A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
New York : Lee & Low, [2006]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"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:
Lewis, John, 1940-2020 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Congress. House -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Lewis, John, 1940-2020 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Congress. House -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781584302506
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Lewis, John | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | In |