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

When eleven-year-old Iris sneaks out at night to make snow angels, she was not expecting to raise the ghost of Avery Moore, a girl her own age; but bringing to light the segregated and abandoned black cemetery seems like the perfect way to help Avery get the recognition she craves, and it will also be a good idea for the school project about the history of her small North Carolina town, where racial tensions are never far from the surface--only it seems that if Avery gets everything she wants Iris will join her as a ghost, best friends forever.

Although she really wants to go to school, walking the five miles is very difficult for Mabel Jean and the other African-American children, so she tries to find a way to get a bus for them the same as the white children have. Based on real events in Mississippi.

Text and photos look at the life of Ruby Bridges, who was the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the south.

It's 1935, and the Great Depression and California drought has left eleven-year-old Joseph McCoy shining shoes to help his family survive. Through his hard work and games with his sister, Joseph has figured out how to get by as one of the few black people in a mostly white community. But the order of the town is disrupted when an all-black Civilian Conservation Corps camp comes to Elsinore, sparking racial tension. It isn't long before prejudice spreads like wildfire and threatens to force the work camp to leave. Could Joseph's secret project save the camp and bring his family hope for the future? If not, the whole town just might go up in flames. It's the storytellers that preserve a nation's history. But what happens when some stories are silenced? The I Am America series features fictional stories based on important historical events from people whose voices have been under represented, lost, or forgotten over time.

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.

"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 history of America's housing policy, as well as the racial divide and discriminatory patterns that continue to this day.

"Joseph McCoy plans a secret project to help save an all-black Civilian Conservation Corps camp from being forced out of town in 1935 Elsinore, California"--Provided by publisher.

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