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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop (The Sanitation Strike of 1968)
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Product Details
Author:
Alice Faye Duncan, R. Gregory Christie
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
40
Publisher:
Astra Publishing House (August 28, 2018)
Language:
English
Age Range:
7 to 10
Grade Level:
2nd Grade to 5th Grade
Lexile Measure:
800L
ISBN-13:
9781629797182
ISBN-10:
1629797189
Weight:
16.8oz
Dimensions:
8.75" x 11.19" x 0.38"
Case Pack:
24
File:
RandomHouse-PRH_Book_Company_PRH_PRT_Onix_full_active_D20260705T121302_156890312-20260705.xml
Folder:
RandomHouse
List Price:
$17.99
As low as:
$13.85
Publisher Identifier:
P-RH
Discount Code:
A
QuickShip:
Yes
Audience:
Children/juvenile
Country of Origin:
China
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
Calkins Creek
Overview
"(A) history that everyone should know: required and inspired." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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.
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.
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.
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.
