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Claudette Colvin

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

Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin

civil rights heroes
2023
"Introduces readers to two brave Black women who stood up against segregation, setting in motion the Montgomery Bus Boycott and showing the nation how positive change can start with a single defiant act"--Provided by publisher.

Mighty brave girls

2018
Text and photographs look at the courage and determination of Sylvia Mendez, Malala Yousafzai, and Claudette Colvin.

Because Claudette

2022
"A picture book about Claudette Colvin, the teen whose activism launched the Montgomery bus boycott, and a celebration of collective action"--Provided by publisher.

Lust killer

1988
An account of a serial murderer, Jerry Brudos, who killed four women in 1968 and 1969 in Portland, Oregon.

Claudette Colvin

"Before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin made the same choice. She insisted on standing up--or in her case, sitting down--for what was right, and in doing so, fought for equality, fairness, and justice"--Provided by publisher.

Claudette Colvin

2021
"Before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin made the same choice. She insisted on standing up--or in her case, sitting down--for what was right, and in doing so, fought for equality, fairness, and justice"--Provided by publisher.

Claudette Colvin

civil rights activist
2020
"A book for young readers about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin refuses to move

courageous kid of the Civil Rights Movement
2021
In graphic novel format looks at how in March 2, 1955, African American teenage Claudette Colvin refused to give up a seat on a bus in segregation-era Montgomery, Alabama.

Freedom riders

John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement
Recounts the freedom ride of John Lewis and Jim Zwerg into the South in 1961 as part of the Civil Rights Movement.
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