1968 (Exploring Civil Rights: The Rise)

by Jay Leslie

Book Overview

Learn about the key events of the civil rights movement in the latest installment of this exciting and informative series.

The year 1968 was one of progress and loss in the civil rights movement. In February, the Memphis Worker's Strike showed African American men protesting with powerful "I Am a Man" signs. The world stopped in April when Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. That same month, President Johnson...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1338837567
• ISBN13: 9781338837568
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9