Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights & Civil Rights Set the Stage for MLK Jr.'s Final Hours
by Ann Bausum
Author Ann Bausum deftly and compellingly explores two connected stories in this... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 20,069
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1200L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 148836, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis--Social conditions--20th century
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Juvenile literature
- Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century
- Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Labor movement--Tennessee--Memphis--History--20th century
- Memphis (Tenn.)
- Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Tennessee
- Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 19
- King, Martin Luther
- African Americans
- History
- Social conditions
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Memphis
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination--Juvenile literature
- Labor movement--Tennessee--Memphis--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Race relations
- Labor movement
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
- Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968
- Assassination
- Lists With This Book
- Nonfiction, 9-10
- Civil Rights Movement
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ann Bausum about Marching to the Mountaintop
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ann Bausum
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Ann Bausum “Using Primary Sources to Write Historical Nonfiction”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Corey Allen
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
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