Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round : my story of the making of Martin Luther King Day
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Author
Kirkwood, Kathlyn J.
Contributors
Walthall, Steffi, illustrator.
Published
Boston : Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
Kirkwood, Kathlyn J. -- Juvenile poetry.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day -- Juvenile poetry.
Poetry.
Other Subjects
African American civil rights workers -- Poetry.
African Americans -- Biography -- Poetry.
Civil rights workers -- Poetry.
Kirkwood, Kathlyn J. -- Poetry.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day -- Poetry.
Women -- Biography -- Poetry.

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
114 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780358387268 (hc.), 0358387264 (hc.)
Notes
Other Title
Ain't going to let nobody turn me around
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113).
Description
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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Kirkwood, K. J., & Walthall, S. (2022). Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round: my story of the making of Martin Luther King Day. (First edition). Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Kirkwood, Kathlyn J and Steffi, Walthall. 2022. Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day. Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Kirkwood, Kathlyn J and Steffi, Walthall. Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day. Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Kirkwood, K. J. and Walthall, S. (2022). Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round: my story of the making of martin luther king day. First edn Boston: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Kirkwood, Kathlyn J., and Steffi Walthall. Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day. First edition, Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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