Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop : the sanitation strike of 1968
Title
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Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop : the sanitation strike of 1968
Author
:
Duncan, Alice Faye author.
ISBN
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9781629797182
Physical Description
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Reading Level
:
800 L Lexile
Personal Subject
:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968-Assassination.
Subject Term
:
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968.
Labor movement -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Geographic Term
:
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Genre
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Picture books.
Added Author
:
Christie, R. Gregory, 1971-
Summary
:
Recounts the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his final speech to strikers the night before his assassination, and details the perseverance of strikers before and after his death.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | PICTURE BOOK DUN | Children's Picture Books |
| Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | PICTURE BOOK DUN | Checked Out |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | PICTURE BOOK DUN | Children's Picture Books |
| Stillwater Public Library | PICTURE BOOK DUN | Children's Picture Books |