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

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

Author/creator	Haskins, James, 1941-2005
Other author/creator	Benson, Kathleen.
Other author/creator	Andrews, Benny, 1930-2006 illustrator.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Lee & Low, ©2006.
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Subject(s)	Lewis, John, 1940-2020--Juvenile literature. Lewis, John, 1940-2020 United States. Congress. House--Biography --Juvenile literature. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)--Biography --Juvenile literature. United States. Congress. House--Biography. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)--Biography. Legislators--United States --Biography --Juvenile literature. African American legislators--Biography --Juvenile literature. Civil rights workers--United States --Biography --Juvenile literature. African American civil rights workers--Biography --Juvenile literature. African Americans--Civil rights --Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements--Southern States --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. Legislators--United States --Biography. African American legislators--Biography. Civil rights workers--United States --Biography. African American civil rights workers--Biography. African Americans--Civil rights. Civil rights movements--Southern States --History --20th century.

Abstract	"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.
Local note	Little-345634--305131046575/
Local note	Little-345634--305131046575/
LCCN	2005035472
ISBN	9781584302506
ISBN	158430250X