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What was the March on Washington? / by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Tim Tomkinson.

Author/creator Krull, Kathleen
Other author/creatorTomkinson, Tim, illustrator.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, ©2013.
Description105 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Subject(s)
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.) --History --20th century --Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Civil rights --Juvenile literature.
Series What was
What was--? ^A1171908
Contents Separate and not equal -- The power of marches -- JFK -- No detail too small -- A crowd gathers ... and gathers -- Millions of footsteps -- A wealth of words -- "We shall overcome".
Abstract Describes the 1963 March on Washington, helmed by Martin Luther King, Jr., where over two hundred thousand people gathered to demand equal rights for all races, and explains why this event is still important in American history today.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 104-105).
LCCN 2012031483
ISBN9780448462875 (pbk)
ISBN0448462877 (pbk)
ISBN9780448465784 (hc)
ISBN0448465787 (hc)
ISBN9780605585546 (Perma-Bound)
ISBN0605585547 (Perma-Bound)

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