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civil rights workers

Who was Coretta Scott King?

Looks at the life of Coretta Scott King, an American civil rights activist, and the wife of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Defiant

growing up in the Jim Crow South
"The memoir of Wade Hudson, a Black man and Civil Rights activist who came of age in the 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights Movement"--.
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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.
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Mary McLeod Bethune

pioneering educator
A biography of the African-American educator Mary McLeod Bethune, discussing her role in creating opportunities for African-Americans in education and government.

Across that bridge

a vision for change and the future of America
Demonstrates how lessons and advances from the Civil Rights Movement can be applied to modern discussions of social inequality. Discusses how ordinary citizens can guide themselves through social change in order to form a more peaceful society.

Defiant

growing up in the Jim Crow South
2021
"The memoir of Wade Hudson, a Black man and Civil Rights activist who came of age in the 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights Movement"--Provided by publisher.

Women in the civil rights movement

2020
"Introduces the reader to women's rights movement"--Provided by publisher.

Maya Angelou

writer and activist
2020
Explores the life of writer and activist, Maya Angelou.

James Baldwin

novelist and critic
2020
Examines the life of social advocate and author James Baldwin, including his childhood, his career, and more.

Rosa Parks

a graphic novel
2021
In graphic novel format looks at the life of African American civil rights activist, Rosa Parks.

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