John Lewis in the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement

By James Haskins and Kathleen Benson

Book Overview

The son of an Alabama sharecropper, John Lewis experienced the injustice of segregation early in life. Inspired to action by the words of Martin Luther King, Lewis joined with him and other civil rights leaders who believed in fighting segregation peacefully. This book tells his story.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158430250X
• ISBN13: 9781584302506
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7