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Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round : my story of the making of Martin Luther King Day /

This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday to become a national holiday.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kirkwood, Kathlyn J. (Author)
Other Authors: Walthall, Steffi (Illustrator), Woodson, Jacqueline (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Kirkwood, Kathlyn J. > Juvenile poetry.
Kirkwood, Kathlyn J. > Poetry.
African American civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile poetry.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile poetry.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day > Juvenile poetry.
African American civil rights workers > Poetry.
Civil rights workers > Poetry.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day > Poetry.
African Americans > Biography > Poetry.
Women > Biography > Poetry.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day > Poésie pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Social Activists.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > People & Places > United States > African American & Black.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > United States > History > 20th century.
African American civil rights workers.
Civil rights workers.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
United States.
Civil rights workers > Biography > Juvenile poetry.
Martin Luther King Day > Juvenile poetry.
Martin Luther King Day > Poetry.
Children's stories.
Autobiography.
Poetry.
Biography.
poetry.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Description
Summary:This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday to become a national holiday.
Physical Description:114 pages : illustrations, black and white photographs ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113).
ISBN:9780358387268
0358387264