| John Lewis: Courage in Action Contributor(s): Doeden, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541512383 ISBN-13: 9781541512382 Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm) OUR PRICE: $30.39 Product Type: Library Binding Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017026119 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Series: Gateway Biographies |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.2" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Lewis was known as one of the most courageous leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Inspired as a boy by the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Lewis would go on to spend more than fifty years fighting for equal rights. Lewis used nonviolent protest methods, participated in sit-ins, helped organize the March on Washington, and led a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. In 1986 Lewis won a seat in US Congress, which he occupied for three decades. Walk with Lewis from a tenant farm in Alabama, across the segregated southern United States, and into Washington, DC, where he worked for equality for all Americans. |
Contributor Bio(s): Doeden, Matt: - Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he's spent more than a decade writing and editing children's nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family. |