Marching in Birmingham (The Civil Rights Movement)

by William J. Boerst

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Provides an account of the events of 1963 when civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., arrived in Birmingham, Alabama, along with other leaders of the movement to protest the city's policies of racial segregation, and made the controversial decision to enlist the help of high school and elementary students in the fight for equality.

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William J. Boerst is the author of several books for young readers, including biographies

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Nonfiction, Kids
DDC/MDS
323.1196Society, government, & culturePolitical scienceCivil Rights & Liberties/ Human RightsMinority PoliticsSpecific GroupsBiography And HistoryAfrican Origin
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F334 .B69 .N426Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin AmericaUnited States local historyAlabama
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