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Marching to the Mountaintop

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In early 1968 the grisly on-the-job deaths of two African-American sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, prompted an extended strike by that city's segregated force of trash collectors. Workers sought union protection, higher wages, improved safety, and the integration of their work force. Their work stoppage became a part of the larger civil rights movement and drew an impressive array of national movement leaders to Memphis, including, on more than one occasion, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

King added his voice to the struggle in what became the final speech of his life. His assassination in Memphis on April 4 not only sparked protests and violence throughout America; it helped force the acceptance of worker demands in Memphis. The sanitation strike ended eight days after King's death.

The connection between the Memphis sanitation strike and King's death has not received the emphasis it deserves, especially for younger readers. Marching to the Mountaintop explores how the media, politics, the Civil Rights Movement, and labor protests all converged to set the scene for one of King's greatest speeches and for his tragic death.

National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

From the Hardcover edition.


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Series: National Geographic Publisher: Disney Book Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 10, 2012

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781426309458
  • Release date: January 10, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781426309458
  • File size: 13336 KB
  • Release date: January 10, 2012

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Kindle Book
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Levels

ATOS Level:8.9
Lexile® Measure:1200
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:7-8

In early 1968 the grisly on-the-job deaths of two African-American sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, prompted an extended strike by that city's segregated force of trash collectors. Workers sought union protection, higher wages, improved safety, and the integration of their work force. Their work stoppage became a part of the larger civil rights movement and drew an impressive array of national movement leaders to Memphis, including, on more than one occasion, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

King added his voice to the struggle in what became the final speech of his life. His assassination in Memphis on April 4 not only sparked protests and violence throughout America; it helped force the acceptance of worker demands in Memphis. The sanitation strike ended eight days after King's death.

The connection between the Memphis sanitation strike and King's death has not received the emphasis it deserves, especially for younger readers. Marching to the Mountaintop explores how the media, politics, the Civil Rights Movement, and labor protests all converged to set the scene for one of King's greatest speeches and for his tragic death.

National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

From the Hardcover edition.


Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Disney Book Group

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 10, 2012

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781426309458
    Release date: January 10, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781426309458
    File size: 13336 KB
    Release date: January 10, 2012

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 8.9
    Lexile® Measure: 1200
    Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    Text Difficulty: 7-8
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