John Lewis in the Lead : : a Story of the Civil Rights Movement
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"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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Lee & Low, c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 950
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
158430250X
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Benson, Kathleen.
Andrews, Benny, 1930-2006.
SUBJECTS
Lewis, John, -- 1940 Feb. 21-
United States. -- House -- Biography.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) -- Biography.
Legislators -- Biography.
African American legislators -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- Biography.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.