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John Lewis : civil rights leader and congressman
Publication Information
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, [2020]
Physical Description
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Series
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.
Contents
- Bloody Sunday
- Sitting in and speaking out
- Becoming a leader
- Still making history.
Subjects
- African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > Juvenile literature.
- Legislators > United States > Juvenile literature.
- African American civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Civil rights movements > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- African American legislators > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) > Juvenile literature.
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020 > Juvenile literature.