african american civil rights workers

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african american civil rights workers

We are one

the story of Bayard Rustin
2007
Chronicles the life of African-American social activist Bayard Rustin, discussing his protests of segregation before the civil rights movement began and his organization of the March on Washington.

Living through the Civil Rights Movement

2007
Provides eleven articles that explore the Civil Rights Movement, discussing prominent government officials who spoke out, key statements and speeches made by leaders, and the actions of ordinary people.

Freedom riders

John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement
2006
Recounts the freedom ride of John Lewis and Jim Zwerg into the South in 1961 as part of the Civil Rights Movement.

Rosa Parks

meet a civil rights hero
2004
A biography of a woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.

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