african american civil rights workers

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

Explains Martin Luther King Jr.'s political and religious views and discusses how his actions helped African-Americans achieve greater equality.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott that came about as a result of civil rights activist Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a white patron.

Presents a collection of the papers, essays, and letters of Medgar Evers, a hero of the American civil rights movement who was murdered in 1963 by white supremacists. Includes photographs.

Illustrations and simple text chronicle the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, whose refusal in 1955 to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Profiles notable African-Americans in the field of civil rights including Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Marian Wright Edelman.

Presents a graphic novel describing the life, accomplishments, and murder of Medgar Evers, a NAACP fighter for African-American civil rights.

Discusses seven leaders of the civil rights movement, including Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.

Presents a biography of the life and career of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century scholar, editor, and civil rights activist, W.E.B. Du Bois, and examines his role as one of the founding members of the NAACP and in shaping race relations in America.

Contains recollections of Martin Luther King, Jr. from his family and friends as well as thoughts from grandnephews and nieces who never knew him.