Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day

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This brilliant memoir-in-verse tells the moving story of how a nation learned to celebrate a hero. Through years of protests and petition, Kathlyn's story highlights the foot soldiers who fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday.

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"Both informative and personal, this makes an engaging introduction to these civil rights–era events." —Booklist

 
 

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