Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story
- ISBN-10
- 0763640581
- ISBN-13
- 9780763640583
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Authors
- Bettye Stroud, Calvin A. Ramsey, John Holyfield
Description
In Gee's Bend, Alabama, Miz Pettway tells young Alex about the historic role her mule played in the struggle for civil rights led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes factual information about the community of Gee's Bend and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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