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Kirkwood, Kathlyn J.

Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round : my story of the making of Martin Luther King Day / Ain't going to let nobody turn me around Kathlyn J. Kirkwood ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall. - First edition. - 114 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113).

This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday to become a national holiday.

ISBN: 9780358387268 0358387264

Subjects--Personal Names:
Kirkwood, Kathlyn J.--Juvenile poetry.
Kirkwood, Kathlyn J.--Poetry.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American civil rights workers--Biography--Juvenile poetry.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile poetry.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day--Juvenile poetry.
African American civil rights workers--Poetry.
Civil rights workers--Poetry.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day--Poetry.
African Americans--Biography--Poetry.
Women--Biography--Poetry.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Autobiographies
Poetry
Biographies

LC Class. No.: E185.97.K57 / A3 2022 E185.97.K5988 / A3 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 323.092 B