civil rights movements

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

a peaceful leader
2018
Beginning readers will learn about the milestones in Martin Luther King Jr. s life. This biography includes bonus materials, complete with a timeline and historical photographs of this key leader in the United States civil rights movement.

Changing laws

politics of the Civil rights era
2020
"Explores the key legislative and judicial victories of the civil rights era spanning from 1954 to the early 1970s, including Brown v. the Board of Education, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Hands-on projects and research activities alongside . . . questions, links to online resources, and text-to-world connections promote an . . . understanding of history and offer opportunities for social-emotional learning"--OCLC.

2020 Black Lives Matter marches

2021
"This narrative nonfiction title introduces young readers to the 2020 Black Lives Matter marches. These large protests, filled with . . . voices, shined a light on . . . issues concerning police brutality and racism"--Provided by publisher.

The story of civil rights hero John Lewis

2018
An illustrated biography of civil rights leader John Lewis, including sidebars with background information on themes relevant to Lewis's life.
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Singing for equality

musicians of the Civil Rights era
2020
Looks at how the music of Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples and the Staple Singers, Nina Simone, Sam Cook, and James Brown influenced the Civil Rights Movement.

Boycotts, strikes, and marches

protests of the Civil Rights era
2020
Looks at five different marches, protests, and boycotts of the Civil Rights era.

Black lives matter at school

an uprising for educational justice
2020
"A . . . collection of essays, interviews, poems, resolutions, and more from educators, students, and activists who have been building the Black Lives Matter at School movement across the country"--OCLC.

The fight for civil rights

2020
"A book for teens about the history of the fight for civil rights in the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Civil rights

standing up by sitting in
2018
A readers' theater script for seven speakers that examines the African American civil rights practice of sitting in.

#1960now

photographs of civil rights activists and black lives matter protests
2018
"Sheila Pree Bright's moving photographs of Civil Rights activists and Black Lives Matter protests"--Provided by publisher.

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