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What was the March on Washington?  Cover Image Book Book

What was the March on Washington? / by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson.

Krull, Kathleen. (Author). Tomkinson, Tim. (Added Author).

Summary:

Describes the 1963 March on Washington, helmed by Martin Luther King, Jr., where over two hundred thousand people gathered to demand equal rights for all races, and explains why this event is still important in American history today.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780448462875
  • ISBN: 0448462877
  • ISBN: 9780448465784
  • ISBN: 0448465787
  • ISBN: 9780605585546
  • ISBN: 0605585547
  • ISBN: 9781451788556
  • ISBN: 145178855X
  • Physical Description: 105 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
In memory of James & Pauline Bachman and Orlo & Marion Seely by Claude & Nancy Seely.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105).
Formatted Contents Note:
What was the March on Washington? -- Separate and not equal -- The power of marches -- JFK -- No detail too small -- A crowd gathers and gathers -- Millions of footsteps -- The power of words -- "We shall overcome" -- Timelines.
Target Audience Note:
900L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 6.1 1 1 157223
Subject: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights demonstrations > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 41 of 44 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Somerset County Federated Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Somerset County Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 44 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Somerset County Library J 323.11 KRU (Text) 35907001722045 SOCM Juv Non Fiction Available -


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