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Kirkwood, Kathlyn J.,

Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round : my story of the making of Martin Luther King Day / Ain't going to let nobody turn me around Am not gonna let nobody turn me 'round Am not going to let nobody turn me around My story of the making of Martin Luther King Day Kathlyn J. Kirkwood ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall ; [foreword by Jacqueline Woodson]. - First edition. - 114 pages : illustrations, black and white photographs ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113).

This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday to become a national holiday.

ISBN: 9780358387268 0358387264

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1J9216 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020407204 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Kirkwood, Kathlyn J.--Juvenile poetry.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American civil rights workers--Biography--Juvenile poetry.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile poetry.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day--Juvenile poetry.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Autobiographies.
Poetry.
Biographies.