segregation

In the segregated south of Kentucky in 1953, twelve-year-olds Callie, who is black, and Wendell, who is white, are brought together by an old dog that is clearly seeking something or someone, but they not only face prejudice, they find trouble at a haunted cabin in the woods.

"Follows the story of Ivoe Williams, an African American woman journalist, through the start of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.

Nine African-American teenagers from Little Rock, Arkansas, changed history when they went to Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Why? Because the school had previously been segregated. Read about their amazing story, their courageous determination, and how they succeeded in helping to eliminate segregation from the American school system forever.

After tasting the warm, rusty water from the fountain designated for African Americans, a young boy questions why he cannot drink the cool, refreshing water from the "Whites Only" fountain. Based on a true experience co-author Michael S. Bandy had as a boy.

Discusses the life of Rosa Parks that focuses on her work in the fight for Civil Rights in America.

Told from multiple points of view, a white family on a 1959 road trip between Ohio and Florida, visiting Civil War battlefields along the way, crosses paths with a black family near Atlanta, where one of their children has gone missing.

"In this historical fiction picture book, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte, both African American, start their own shoe store when they learn that they cannot try on shoes at the shoe store"--Provided by publisher.

From the back of the bus, an African-American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks.

When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.

Robert Carter recounts the experiences he had while working as chief legal assistant to Thurgood Marshall and as general counsel to the NAACP, revealing his role in crafting the legal strategy for the key cases of the civil rights era.