Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop, the sanitation strike of 1968, Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
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Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop, the sanitation strike of 1968, Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1049177287
Responsibility statement
Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Sub title
the sanitation strike of 1968
Summary
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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primary
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- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Assassination -- Juvenile fiction
- Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 -- Juvenile fiction
- Labor movement -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
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- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Assassination -- Juvenile fiction
- Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 -- Juvenile fiction
- Labor movement -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
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