Extraordinary People of the Civil Rights Movement
- ISBN-10
- 0516254618
- ISBN-13
- 9780516254616
- Category
- African American civil rights workers
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-09
- Publisher
- Childrens Press
- Authors
- P. Stephen Hardy, Sheila Jackson Hardy
Description
A look at the lives of some courageous Americans who worked hard for civil rights in America.
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