The Seventies
- ISBN-10
- 1576900290
- ISBN-13
- 9781576900291
- Series
- The Seventies
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-01-01
- Publisher
- Teacher Created Resources
- Author
- Mary Ellen Sterling
Description
Growing up in the Wright household meant doing chores, getting good grades in school, and helping others in the community. These were lessons that Marian Wright learned well and brought with her when she took up the social cause of ...
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