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Civil rights leaders /

Presents brief biographies of eight people involved in the civil rights movement, including James Weldon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and Jesse Jackson.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Rennert, Richard Scott, 1956-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1993.
Series:	Chelsea House multibiography. Profiles of great Black Americans.
Subjects:	Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature. African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature. African Americans > Civil rights > Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature. Civil rights workers. African Americans > Biography.

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