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Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King Jr's Final Hours
Contributor(s): Bausum, Ann (Author)

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ISBN: 1426309392 ISBN-13: 9781426309397
Publisher: National Geographic Kids

OUR PRICE: $16.96

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2011024661

Age Level: 12-15

Grade Level: 7-10

Lexile Measure: 1200(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.6" W x 10.9" L (1.45 lbs) 112 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 1960's
- Topical - Black History
- Locality - Memphis, Tennessee
- Geographic Orientation - Tennessee
- Cultural Region - South

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product

Awards: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2013
Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Books for Older Children, 2013
Society of Midland Authors Award, Finalist, Children's Nonfiction, 2013

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2011
Booklist 02/01/2012 pg. 81
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2012 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 03/01/2012 pg. 181
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 125 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 148836
Reading Level: 8.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0

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Publisher Description:
In early 1968 the grisly on-the-job deaths of two African-American sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, prompted an extended strike by that city's segregated force of trash collectors. Workers sought union protection, higher wages, improved safety, and the integration of their work force. Their work stoppage became a part of the larger civil rights movement and drew an impressive array of national movement leaders to Memphis, including, on more than one occasion, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.King added his voice to the struggle in what became the final speech of his life. His assassination in Memphis on April 4 not only sparked protests and violence throughout America; it helped force the acceptance of worker demands in Memphis. The sanitation strike ended eight days after King's death.The connection between the Memphis sanitation strike and King's death has not received the emphasis it deserves, especially for younger readers. Marching to the Mountaintop explores how the media, politics, the Civil Rights Movement, and labor protests all converged to set the scene for one of King's greatest speeches and for his tragic death.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

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