Medgar Evers (African-American Biographies (Raintree Hardcover)) [Library Binding]

Genevieve St Lawrence (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2003 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: African-American Biographies (Raintree Hardcover)

Medgar Evers grew up at a time when African Americans in Mississippi did not have the same rights as white Americans. The story of his life, a life spent working for civil rights for African Americans is told in this in-depth biography. Find out how his perseverance and unique qualities continue to set examples today. Readers will be inspired to learn about Medgar Evers and how he overcame adversity and hardships, while making his mark in the world.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Reviewed with Sandy Donovan's Fannie Lou Hamer.

Gr. 3-5. These titles from the African-American Biographies series examine the life and work of two important civil rights leaders. Hamer's biography begins with her desperately impoverished childhood as the last of 20 children born into a Mississippi sharecropper family and moves quickly to her attempt at 45-years-old to vote, which began Hamer's career as a civil rights activist and speaker. The Evers biography touches on the civil rights leader's Mississippi youth, but focuses on his career with the NAACP and his assassination at age 37. The text in both books is dry, but there's enough information to introduce the leaders' accomplishments to young readers who are unfamiliar with the history of the civil rights movement. Serviceable photographs illustrate the books, which include highlighted glossary terms, a time line, and lists of further readings. Ed Sullivan
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About the Author

Genevieve St. Lawrence is a Heinemann-Raintree author. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Raintree (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739870289
• ISBN-13: 978-0739870280
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,637,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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