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John Lewis in the lead : a story of the civil rights movement  Cover Image Book Book

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

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781584302506
  • ISBN: 158430250X
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Lee & Low, c2006.
Subject: Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
United States. Congress. House > Biography.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Civil rights workers > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights
Civil rights movements > Southern States.
African Americans > Biography.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J B L6742h (Text) 33126014391498 JBiography Available -
Independence Branch J B L6742h (Text) 33126014391506 JBiography Available -

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.

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