What Was the March on Washington?

Informationen zum Autor Kathleen Krull is well known for her innovative, award-winning nonfiction for young readers, which includes the successful Lives of... series. Klappentext On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s. With black-and-white artwork throughout and sixteen pages of photographs, the March is brought to life! Zusammenfassung On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s. With black-and-white artwork throughout and sixteen pages of photographs, the March is brought to life!

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Krull, Kathleen/ Tomkinson Krull, Krull Kathleen, Tim Tomkinson, Who HQ
• Assisted by: Tim Tomkinson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.02.2013
• EAN: 9780448462875
• ISBN: 978-0-448-46287-5
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 194 mm x 8 mm
• Series: What Was...?; What Was?; Penguin Young Readers Group
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; USA, 20th Century, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Educational: History