Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop: the sanitation strike of 1968

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Author:
Duncan, Alice Faye
Publisher:
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Publication Date:
[2018]
Edition:
First edition
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Points: 0.5
Lexile measure:
800L
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This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.

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African Americans
African Americans -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Social conditions -- 20th century
African Americans -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
Assassination
History
King, Martin Luther
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Assassination
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Assassination -- Juvenile fiction
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Juvenile fiction
Labor movement
Labor movement -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 20th century
Labor movement -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
Picture books
Race relations
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 -- Juvenile fiction
Social conditions

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Contributors:
Christie, R. Gregory,1971-illustrator
ISBN:
9781629797182
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.9, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
800L

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Last Grouping Update2024-12-17 21:29:01PM
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King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Assassination -- Juvenile fiction
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