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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop

Author: , Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie

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...
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Ages: 8-10
Read time: 5-20 mins
AR LEVEL: 4.5
LEXILE©: 800L
Ages: 8-10
Read time: 5-20 mins

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