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Civil rights freedom riders

2009
Provides a script in which two African American students decide to join the Freedom Riders to protest the Jim Crow laws. When the Freedom Riders are beaten by angry mobs in the streets, the governor and the attorney general are forced to get involved. Includes a poem, a song, and a glossary of terms.
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A time to break silence

the essential works of Martin Luther King, Jr. for students
A collection for students of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most well-known and frequently taught works writings and speeches.
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Immigration nation

the American identity in the twenty-first century
"Invites readers to explore the history of immigration in the United States through the perspectives of immigrants, citizens, and policymakers"--Provided by publisher.
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Immigration nation

the American identity in the twenty-first century
"Invites readers to explore the history of immigration in the United States through the perspectives of immigrants, citizens, and policymakers"--Provided by publisher.
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LGBTQ discrimination in America

". . . highlights the laws, opinions, and social norms that lead to discrimination of people in the LGBTQ community. It examines common elements of discrimination in the community, from bullying in schools to employment discrimination"--Provided by publisher.
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LGBT intolerance

"Explores the history behind discrimination and violence against members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community, the effects of these issues on society, and ongoing efforts toward preventing intolerance against the LGBT community"--Provided by publisher.
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Black Lives Matter

"In 2012, a seventeen-year-old African American boy named Trayvon Martin was murdered in cold blood by a neighborhood vigilante. When the murderer was acquitted, shockwaves ran through African American communities across the United States. The frustration over the perceived lack of value of African Americans in the United States spurred #BlackLivesMatter. The activist group mobilized as a rash of killings of unarmed African Americans by police seemed to plague the country. But many whites didn't understand their cause and responded with All Lives Matter. The viewpoints in this resource ask . . . questions regarding race in the United States"--Amazon.
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Kids are Americans too

Bill O'Reilly teaches children to respect the constitutional rights of others while showing them how to understand and protect their civil rights.
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The struggle for Black equality, 1954-1980

A narrative interpretation of the civil-rights movement ranging from 1954 to 1980.
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Equal!

The case of integration vs. Jim Crow
Traces the history of "Jim Crow" laws and the most important court decisions concerning them from 1896 to the present.
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