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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

by Alice Faye Duncan

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.


Ages: 7-12
Illustrated by: Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9781629797182
Price: $17.99
Published by: Calkins Creek

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