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    Search Results: Returned 22 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 20
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      By Egar, Emmanuel Edame
       c2003, University Press of America Call No: 811 .52099287 0896073    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a critical assessment of the creative achievements of five African-American women poets of the Harlem Renaissance, including Georgia Douglas Johnson, Anne Spencer, Helen Johnson, Gwen Bennett, and Angelina Grimke, and includes discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God."
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      By Theodore, Adrea  Robinson, Erin
       [2022]., Primary, Holiday House Call No: E THE   Edition: First edition.    Availability:2 of 2     At Location(s) Summary Note: "A mother's account of her experience as the only Black child in school serves as an empowering message to her daughter"--Provided by the publisher.
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      By Anderson, Beth  Lewis, Earl B.
      [2020], Pre-adolescent, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane Call No: B   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court—where future president Chester Arthur represented her—and won! Her victory was the first recorded in the fight for equal rights on public transportation, and Lizzie's case set a precedent.
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      By Giovanni, Nikki  Collier, Bryan
       2006, c2005., Juvenile, Scholastic, Inc. Call No: B   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents an illustrated account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the black community.
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      By Giovanni, Nikki  Collier, Bryan
       c2005., Juvenile, Henry Holt Call No: 923 .6 73   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the African American woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped established the civil rights movement.
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      By Giovanni, Nikki  Collier, Bryan
       2005., Juvenile, H. Holt Call No: B Par   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief illustrated account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the black community.
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      By Jeffrey, Gary
       c2013., Juvenile, Gareth Stevens Pub. Call No: 741.5 PAR    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Graphic history of the civil rights movementSummary Note: The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal event that launched the civil rights movement and helped transform American society. This epic tale of courage and peaceful resistance began with a simple No spoken by an African American seamstress. When Rosa Parks, exhausted after a long day at work, refused to give up her bus seat for a white man, she defied the strict segregation laws that made blacks second-class citizens. What followed was a test of courage and resolve that ultimately reshaped the nation. Using powerful illustrations and accessible text, this exciting graphic novel tells the story of actions, arrests, and the dramatic events that followed.
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      -- 10 mighty women who made a change
      By Cooper, Brittney C., 1980-  Johnson, Cathy Ann, 1964-
       [2022]., Juvenile, Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. Call No: Easy COOPER    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "[With a conversational tone] tells the stories of ten historic female figures who changed the world by standing up for what's right, including legendary Civil Rights activists like Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks and spanning to contemporary role models like Bree Newsome, who removed the confederate flag from the South Carolina state house grounds, and Mari Copeny, a youth activist who fought for clean water in Flint, Michigan. [The author's] . . . text depicts both famous and unsung Black women who took a stand and made the world a better place for future generations. Each heroic figure is interconnected by a united quest for equity, and offers young readers a . . . call to action, reminding them that they are mighty too, and can be forces for change when they stand up!"--Provided by publisher.
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      -- Toni Morrison
      By Crayton, Lisa A
       c2006., Enslow Publishers Call No: 813 .54    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Understanding literatureSummary Note: Explores Toni Morrison's life and work, presenting a biography of the author, a discussion of the major themes in her works, and analysis of her novels "The Bluest Eye," "Song of Solomon," and "Beloved.".
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      By McDonough, Yona Zeldis
       c2010., General, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: 921 PARKS    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."