E.D. Nixon
Subtitle: the unsung father of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
By: by Michael Eaddy : with illustrations by Michael Escoffery
Contributors: Escoffery, Michael, illustrator
Publisher: MEaddyWorks
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Mount Vernon, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 27
ISBN-13: 9780997204605
Subjects: African Americans; Juvenile literature; Civil rights; African American civil rights workers; Biography
Description: "Before Dr. Martin Luther King, E.D. Nixon was the principal black leader in Montgomery, Alabama. He helped sparked the Civil Rights Movement and bailed imprisoned civil rights icon, Rosa Parks out of jail.  Mr. Nixon's contributions  in civil rights, voter registration, leadership, and social justice was paramount in the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and advancing the civil rights movement. A true story about the man behind the movement." --Amazon.com.