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Who was John Lewis? / by Crystal Hubbard ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ? | Who HQ NOWPublisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 106 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593658512
  • 0593658515
  • 9780593658529
  • 0593658523
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who was John Lewis? -- An early calling -- A young man with a mission -- The cost of freedom -- The power of peaceful protests -- Plunging into politics -- A mission guided by Martin -- The activist turned author -- The end of a life of good trouble -- Timelines.
Summary: "Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, John Lewis is considered an American hero and an icon of the civil rights movement"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography New LEWIS, J. H875 Available 33111011116908
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography New LEWIS, J. H875 Available 33111011233828
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn about the incredible legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis in this inspiring addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series.

Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March of Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, John Lewis is considered an American hero and an icon of the civil rights movement. Learn about his life of "good trouble" in this book for young readers.

Includes bibliographical references (page 106).

Who was John Lewis? -- An early calling -- A young man with a mission -- The cost of freedom -- The power of peaceful protests -- Plunging into politics -- A mission guided by Martin -- The activist turned author -- The end of a life of good trouble -- Timelines.

"Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, John Lewis is considered an American hero and an icon of the civil rights movement"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.

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