The Martin Luther King Mitzvah

The Martin Luther King Mitzvah
ISBN-10
1947548085
ISBN-13
9781947548084
Category
Antisemitism
Language
English
Published
2018-10
Publisher
Fitzroy Books
Author
Mathew Tekulsky

Description

Adam Jacobs, a Jewish seventh grader at Beachmont Middle adores Sally Fletcher. But it is 1966, and Sally is Catholic. Horrified by the religious and racial divisions of their suburban town, Adam and Sally organize a kids' march to protest the Vietnam War and meet Martin Luther King who is shaping the civil rights movement of their day.

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