Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
Illustrator
R. Gregory Christie
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781629797182
Pages
40 pages
Genre
historical
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson through prose and poetry. In 1968 she witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
800L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Poverty; Race discrimination; financial hardship; racism; prejudice; marginalized group of people
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American)
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2018, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Coretta Scott King Book Award, 2019, Honor, Illustrator
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2018
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2018 NonFiction-Middle Readers
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2018
Lasting Connections, 2018 Social Studies
Notable Children's Books, 2019 Middle Readers
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2019 Grades 3-5
Keywords
strikes; protests; Martin Luther King Jr.; struggle; courage; Memphis; violence; death; dreams; sanitation workers
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Duncan, Alice Faye, "Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968" (2018). Diverse Families. 1934.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1934