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"As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true"--OCLC.

"Mahalia Jackson was known as the queen of gospel music. A close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s, she was also a civil rights activist who sang at the March on Washington. And she traveled the world, too! Experience all the . . . moments in Mahalia's . . . life in this . . . biography"--Provided by publisher.

"A book for young readers about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the life story of Sojourner Truth, describing her years as a slave, her arrival at freedom, her fight to gain custody of her sold son, and her work in the battles for equal rights for African-Americans and women in the U.S.

"How much do you know about Rosa Parks? Find out the facts you need to know about this activitist in the civil rights movement. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life and community organizing activism of African American woman Dorothy Pitman Hughes. She shared the activist stage with Gloria Steinem for five years and spent the rest of her life fighting for civil rights and equality wherever she lived.

While in Charlestown Prison in the 1940s, young Malcolm Little reads all the books in the library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam, and emerges as Malcolm X.

"From sit-ins at lunch counters to sit-ins on the Congress floor, marching in Selma to marching though the halls of the Capitol, John Lewis fought for what he believed in. The . . . civil rights activist had plenty of experience under his belt by the time he stood in front of a quarter of a million people as the youngest leader of the March on Washington. John continued on with the same passion as he turned to create change from within the government. The conscious of the congress continued to advocate for the freedom and safety of all. Learn all about the incredible life of this congressman and civil rights hero"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces the life of Ruby Bridges, who was the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the south.

Introduces young readers to Frances Perkins, a labor and human rights activist, covering her early years and focusing on the reforms she worked towards and the Social Security program she created.