John Lewis in the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
Book – Non-fiction. By Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson. Illustrated by Benny Andrews. 2006. 32 pages.
The life of Civil Rights Movement activist and now Congressman, John Lewis.
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A strikingly illustrated book, with the story of John Lewis, civil rights organizer and present-day Congressman from Georgia. The book is appropriate for students in upper elementary grades and above. It details Lewis’s life, from his Freedom Rides to integrate Greyhound buses, to the March on Washington, to voting rights struggles in Selma, Ala.
Published by Lee and Low Books.
ISBN: 9781584302506
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Sunday, February 5th at 19:12 Thanks to Independent Lens | PBS you can see the film "Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock" for free online through 2/16. Along with the film, you can use the free downloadable lesson by Linda Christensen on the Little Rock Nine: http://zinnedproject.org/posts/1447
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