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Delivering Justice

Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights

By James Haskins, illustrated by Benny Andrews

Interest Level

Grades 3 - 5

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 5.3

Lexile Measure®: 850L

DRA: 40

Guided Reading: S

Genre

  • General Fiction

Theme/Subject

  • Social Studies
  • Character and Values
  • Geography and Map Skills
  • African American

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About This Book

When he was born in 1932, Westley Wallace Law's grandmother prayed that he would be a leader of his people. Westley lived up to that hope by organizing peaceful sit-ins in Savannah, Georgia, and prompting desegregation in that city. Readers will be inspi

About the Authors or Illustrators

James Haskins
JIM HASKINS has written more than ninety books for young readers, including Diary of a Harlem School...
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