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1995., Juvenile, Enslow Publishers Call No: 921 WALKER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: People to knowSummary Note: Describes the life of the author and activist, from her childhood in Georgia to her emergence as a subject of both adulation and controversy.
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-- Barefootingc2006., Crown Publishers Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Publisher description More... Summary Note: Unita Blackwell reflects on her rise from poverty to power after she joined the civil rights movement, becoming a freedom fighter and social activist and eventually her town's mayor.
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2022., Juvenile, Roaring Brook Press Call No: B Till-Mobley Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: A non-fiction picture book telling the story of Emmet Till, an African American boy brutally lynched and killed in 1955, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, who took her pain and sorrow over the murder of her son and made it into a rallying cry for the Civil Rights Movement at the time. Champions and celebrates Mamie's fearlessness and bravery in not letting her son's death be forgotten.
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2022., Primary, Roaring Brook Press Call No: PICTURE NF JOY Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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.
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c2009., Amistad/Katherine Tegen Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An illustrated biography of Coretta Scott King, describing her childhood in the segregated South, her marriage to Martin Luther King, Jr., and her civil rights work.
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c2009., Juvenile, Katherine Tegen Books Call No: B KIN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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c2009., Juvenile, Katherine Tegen Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This extraordinary union of poetry and monumental artwork captures the movement for civil rights in the United States, and honors it most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott.
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2005., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 921 KING Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Black Americans of achievementSummary Note: A biography of Coretta Scott King, discussing her childhood, family, marriage to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and her lifelong fight for civil rights.
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2003., PowerKids Press Call No: B KIN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Reading powerSummary Note: A brief, illustrated biography of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King that describes her school years, her work with her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr., and her achievements since the 1960s. Includes a glossary and further resource list.
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2008., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Company Call No: B KIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History maker biographies
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-- Do not know much about Rosa Parksc2005., Juvenile, HarperCollins Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Don't know much aboutSummary Note: Presents a brief biography of Rosa Parks, an African- American woman whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1960s led to a bus boycott that lasted over a year and the introduction of Martin Luther King, Jr. as head of the Civil Rights movement.
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c2005., Juvenile, Avisson Press Call No: B HAMER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the story of Fannie Lou Hamer and chronicles her life and involvement in the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
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By Rubel, David1990., Juvenile, Silver Burdett Press Call No: 921 HAMER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History of the civil rights movementSummary Note: Follows the life of one of the first black organizers of voter registration in Mississippi.
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c2003., Clarion Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Publisher description Summary Note: Profiles the first black Washington, D.C. Board of Education member, who helped to found the NAACP and organized pickets and boycotts that led to the 1953 Supreme Court decision to integrate D.C. area restaurants.
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2014., Pre-adolescent, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: Civil Rights NF KAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in Virginia in 1951, and explains how her actions helped fuel the civil rights movement.
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2019., Cherry Lake Publishing Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Ida B. Wells in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter.
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c2004., Primary, Heinemann Library Call No: B Wel Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American livesSummary Note: A biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a former slave who became a journalist dedicated to equal rights, andwho fought especially for women's right to vote and an end to lynching. Born into slavery -- Childhood -- Yellow fever -- Learning and teaching -- Unfair treatment -- Princess of the press --Violence and anger -- Power of the pen -- Taking action -- Life in Chicago -- Working for suffrage -- Later life -- Remembering Wells-Barnett.
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c2001., Enslow Call No: B Wel Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great African Americans seriesSummary Note: A biography of the black woman journalist who campaigned for the civil rights of women and other minorities and was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909.
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c2008., Adolescent, Enslow Publishers Call No: B BARNETT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Offers a brief overview of the life of teacher, journalist, and speaker Ida B. Wells-Barnett, focusing on her work as a civil rights activist.
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c2000., Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: 323 .092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The acclaimed civil rights leader is brought vividly to life in this well-researched biography. Founder of the NAACP, she also helped black women win the right to vote and crusaded against the practice of lynching in the South.