Civil Rights
- ISBN-10
- 0737711787
- ISBN-13
- 9780737711783
- Series
- Civil Rights
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 187
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Author
- Karen Balkin
Description
Presents a selection of essays that offer varying viewpoints on the subject of civil rights.
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- 2019-08
- 279 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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