num_pages: 56
description: School Library Journal Best Book of 2017 Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017Acclaimed author Shana Corey and New York Times Best Illustrated Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honorwinning artist R. Gregory Christie deliver a fresh look at President John F. Kennedy and his relationship with the civil rights movement. From prominent leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Jackie Robinson to children and teenagers it was the people speaking out and working for civil rights through sits-ins freedom rides and marches who led John F. Kennedy to take a stand. And with his June 11 1963 civil rights address he did. This is the story of JFKfrom his childhood to the events that led to his game-changing speech and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Corey and Christie offer a deeply human look at our countrys thirty-fifth president underscoring how each one of us no matter who we are have the power to make a difference. With quotes from JFKs speeches detailed back matter and a thought-provoking authors note this biographyin time for what would be JFK's 100th birthdayoffers a sensitive look at a tumultuous time in history and compelling questions about effecting positive change today.
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title: A Time to Act: John F. Kennedy's Big Speech
publisher: NorthSouth Books