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A finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and longlisted for the National Book Award, The Firebrand and the First Lady is the riveting history, two decades in the making, of how a brilliant writer-turned-activist and the first lady of the United States forged an enduring friendship that helped to alter the course of race and racism in America.

Looks at the life of African-American writer, performer, and teacher, Maya Angelou.

Profiles is so much more than just your typical biography series. The next book in this six-in-one, full-color bio series will focus on Civil Champions--some of the incredible women who worked tirelessly to ensure equal rights for all. Kids will learn all of the biographical information they need to know--background, family, education, accomplishments, etc., about: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul, Rosa Parks, and Jane Addams.

Examines the friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and activist Pauli Murray.

A collage-illustrated collection of free form poems describing the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.

Profiles African-American leader Coretta Scott King, whose lifelong devotion to the cause of civil rights included founding the Center for Nonviolent Social Change to carry on the legacy of her late husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Introduces Maya Angelou, author and civil rights activist.

Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson became part of history when she created a haven for civil rights leaders in her home in Selma, Alabama. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his lieutenants, needed a place to plan and re-group as they mapped out their strategy for civil rights. Richie Jean was happy to give them her home.

Rosa Parks, "the lady who wouldn't give up her seat on the bus", is the mother of the Civil Rights Movement. She was also a nurturing mother to her family. Her courageous act on December 1, 1955, was just one moment in a life lived with great humility and decency. In this book her loved ones share their remembrances and reflections of Auntie Rosa to create a previously unpainted picture of the real woman behind the legend.

"This extraordinary union of poetic text by Ntozake Shange and monumental artwork by Kadir Nelson captures the movement for civil rights in the United States and honors its most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott."--Container.