Bibliograph

John Lewis in the lead, a story of the civil rights movement, Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrations by Benny Andrews

Type

Label

John Lewis in the lead, a story of the civil rights movement, Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrations by Benny Andrews

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

John Lewis in the lead

Oclc number

62697067

Responsibility statement

Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson ; illustrations by Benny Andrews

Sub title

a story of the civil rights movement

Summary

"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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification