"Examines the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, including the organizers of the protests, the movement's support from young people, the violence that occurred, and the integration of Birmingham"--Provided by publisher.
Looks at the life of African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, discussing her early years in New Orleans, her move to Chicago, and her work on behalf of civil rights.
A brief biography of Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights lawyer who became the first African American justice on the United States Supreme Court, that discusses his early life, challenges he faced, and his major accomplishments.
A picture book biography that looks at the life African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist William Still.
"A nonfiction picture book about The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans during segregation, and the man who wrote it"--Provided by publisher.
Presents a biography of Harriet Tubman and her involvement with the Underground Railroad during the Civil War, and provides information on the Fugitive Slave Act, John Brown, her work as a nurse and a spy, and the legacy she left behind.
An autobiographical account by the runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers, and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and slaveholders; and contains introduction, textual and explanatory notes, and chronology.
