history

"This title introduces basketball fans to the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA franchise. The title features . . . sidebars, . . . photos, a timeline, team facts, trivia, a glossary, and an index"--Provided by publisher.

"This title introduces basketball fans to the history of the Boston Celtics NBA franchise. The title features . . . sidebars, . . . photos, a timeline, team facts, trivia, a glossary, and an index"--Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma; but on May 31, 1921 racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood, set on killing and destroying the district--and as the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to hide from the mob.

When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, things change for Sandy Saito and his family. They are shunned by those who used to be their friends and eventually rounded up and sent to internment camps in remote British Columbia. While he and his family try to make the best of the crowded, cramped living arrangements, and their separation from his father, Sandy and the other kids at camp take refuge playing baseball, using it as their tool for survival.

"A richly informative alphabet picture book celebrating Harlem's vibrant traditions, past and present"--Provided by publisher.

"The true story of Black activist Opal Lee and her vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone will inspire children to be brave and make a difference. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that most Americans had never heard of the holiday that represents the nation's creed of 'freedom for all'"--Provided by publisher.

"The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--Provided by publisher.

"Interconnected stories present a picture of racial inequality in America, showing systemic discrimination in all areas of society and showing the unbroken line of Black resistance to this inequality"--Provided by publisher.

"This picture book biography ifollows American boxing champion and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali"--.

"A picture book about Claudette Colvin, the teen whose activism launched the Montgomery bus boycott, and a celebration of collective action"--Provided by publisher.