A brief biography of the African-American woman sometimes known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement for her part in precipitating the Montgomery bus boycott.
A brief biography of the seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama, whose experiences with segregation led to her playing a pivotal role in the early days of the civil rights movement.
Presents in graphic novel format the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.
Presents illustrated poetry from African-American playwright and poet Ntozake Shange, in which she explores racism and racial discrimination in the United States.
Profiles the lives and achievements of nine civil rights leaders, including Ida B. Wells, A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Fannie Lou Hamer.
An autobiographical account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56, focusing on the role of the Women's Political Council in the successful protest by African-Americans against segregation in the city's public transportation system.
