Bibliograph

Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop, the sanitation strike of 1968, Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Type

Label

Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop, the sanitation strike of 1968, Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Age range: 9 - 12 years

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1049177287

Responsibility statement

Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Sub title

the sanitation strike of 1968

Summary

This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor