civil rights workers

Describes the life of Martin Luther King and the origin and celebration of the holiday in his honor.

Follows the life and career of the African-American civil rights worker who has run for the presidential nomination twice.

A biography of the African-American woman whose acts of civil disobedience led to the 1956 Supreme Court order to desegregate buses in Montgomery, Alabama.

A brief biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who in 1955, refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, leading to a year-long bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

Profiles approximately sixty individuals who played significant roles in the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, Medgar Evers, and Diane Nash, and includes a glossary and a further reading list.

Profiles the Baptist minister who led the nonviolent struggle for African Americans' civil rights during the 1960s.

A biography of the Baptist minister, focusing on his leadership role in the civil rights movement.

Examines the civil rights movement in the United States, covering its origins and key achievements, leaders, and organizations, with firsthand accounts and biographical sketches.

Examines the upbringing, education, writings, and political activities of one of the founders of the NAACP.