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Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop : the sanitation strike of 1968 / Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
Van Pelt Library PZ7.D72653 Me 2018
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duncan, Alice Faye, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Juvenile fiction.
- King, Martin Luther.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination--Juvenile fiction.
- Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968--Juvenile fiction.
- Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968.
- Labor movement--Tennessee--Memphis--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
- Labor movement.
- African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
- African Americans.
- Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
- Memphis (Tenn.).
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination.
- Labor movement--Tennessee--Memphis--History--20th century.
- African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis--Social conditions--20th century.
- Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
- King, Martin Luther--Assassination.
- Sanitation Workers Strike (Memphis, Tennessee : 1968).
- Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968--Juvenile poetry.
- Labor movement--History--Tennessee--Juvenile fiction--20th century.
- African Americans--Social conditions--Tennessee--Juvenile fiction--20th century.
- African Americans--Social conditions--Tennessee--Juvenile poetry--20th century.
- JUVENILE FICTION--Historical--United States.
- JUVENILE FICTION--People & Places--United States.
- JUVENILE FICTION--Social Themes.
- Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--20th century.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Assassination.
- Race relations.
- Tennessee--Memphis.
- Genre:
- Picture books for children.
- Children's literature.
- Juvenile literature.
- Fiction.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Historical fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
- Summary:
- This picture book tells the story of a nine-year-old girl 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. In February 1968, two African American sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee. Outraged at the city's refusal to recognize a labor union that would fight for higher pay and safer working conditions, sanitation workers went on strike. The strike lasted two months, during which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was called to help with the protests. While his presence was greatly inspiring to the community, this unfortunately would be his last stand for justice. He was assassinated in his Memphis hotel the day after delivering his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" sermon in Mason Temple Church. Inspired by the memories of a teacher who participated in the strike as a child, author Alice Faye Duncan reveals the story of the Memphis sanitation strike from the perspective of a young girl with a riveting combination of poetry and prose. -- From amazon.com.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2018
- Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers, 2018
- Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, 2019
- CSMCL Best Books, 2018
- Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers' Literature, 2018
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2019
- School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781629797182
- 1629797189
- 9780780431294
- 0780431294
- 9781725423275
- 1725423278
- OCLC:
- 1049177287
- Publisher Number:
- 99990724699
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