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The author tells her life story, describing her Pennsylvania childhood, her college years in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance, her experiences as a welfare caseworker during the Depression, her four decades as president of the National Council of Negro Women, and her top-level involvement in the civil rights movement.

A biography of African American author and poet, Maya Angelou.

Explores the life of Rosa Parks, including growing up in Alabama, boycotting buses, and more.

This biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging young readers perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement.

When black bus rider Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in 1955, she helped ignite a civil rights struggle across the country. Rosa Parks Stays Seated examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Parks herself, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and Parks's husband, Raymond.

Many people consider Maya Angelou to be one of the greatest American voices in the literature of the past century. Her fascinating life story encourages readers to embrace their personal history, express themselves creatively, and speak up for those who cannot.

Looks at the life and career of civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

Presents a biography of Rosa Parks based on the thoughts of her family.

Looks at the life of twentieth-century African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry.

"Born into slavery in 1862, Ida Bell Wells was freed as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865. Yet she could see just how unjust the world she was living in was. This drove her to become a journalist and activist. Throughout her life, she fought against prejudice and for equality for African Americans. Ida B. Wells would go on to co-own a newspaper, write several books, help cofound the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and fight for women's right to vote"--Provided by publisher.