protest movements

"Twelve-year-old June Harper, shocked when her parents go on a campaign to clear the Dogwood Middle School library of objectionable books, starts a secret banned books library in an empty locker"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the history of athletes of color using their position on the national stage to fight racism and injustice, including boxers, track stars, quarterbacks and point guards.

The Right to Protest delves into the ideas behind the fundamental American right of speaking out against the government. The title takes a closer look at the evolution of this right and how US citizens have exercised it through the years.

Chronicles the civil war in Syria as told through hundreds of in interviews across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Each person tells a small story of their experience or how the war has effected them.

"The civil rights sit-ins sparked the larger civil rights movement, inspiring many people to protest racial inequality... discusses how the United States' history of slavery and segregation led people to make a change, how the sit-ins began to make businesses available to all, and how the protests changed the laws of a nation."--Publisher.

As people began to see how pollution and industry could damage the environment, they began to seek change. Environmental Protests explores the research that revealed how common practices harmed the environment, the events people held to raise awareness, and the tactics protesters use to protect nature and change laws.

The Boston Tea Party marked the beginning of the American colonies' break from British rule and would go on to inspire future protest movements. Boston Tea Party reveals why British laws prompted the event, how it led to the American Revolutionary War, and what later movements borrowed from the colonist's protest.

Explores political resistance in the United States, including the Women's March on Washington and resistance to Trump's presidency.

A complete chronicle of the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017, with exclusive interviews with Women's March organizers, never-before-seen photographs, and essays by feminist activists.

Told from multiple viewpoints, well-behaved Ethan Marcus sets off a protest and leads a team in inventing a device to help students tired of sitting all day.