Search Results: Returned 18 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 18
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By Oshiro, Mark2018., Adolescent, Tor Teen, a Tom Doherty Associates Book Call No: Young Adult FIC OSH Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media's vilification of his father and lack of accountability has left Moss with near crippling panic attacks. Now, in his sophomore year of high school, Moss and his fellow classmates find themselves increasingly treated like criminals in their own school. New rules. Random lockersearches. Constant intimidation and Oakland Police Department stationed in their halls. Despite their youth, the students decide to organize and push back against the administration. When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift."--Provided by publisher.
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By Oshiro, Mark2018., Adolescent, Tor Teen, a Tom Doherty Associates book Call No: Teen Fiction FIC OSH Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Project Lit 19-20Summary Note: Project LIT Book "Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media's vilification of his father and lack of accountability has left Moss with near crippling panic attacks. Now, in his sophomore year of high school, Moss and his fellow classmates find themselves increasingly treated like criminals in their own school. New rules. Random lockersearches. Constant intimidation and Oakland Police Department stationed in their halls. Despite their youth, the students decide to organize and push back against the administration. When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift."--Provided by publisher.
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c2001., Carolrhoda Books Call No: 323.1 WEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Picture the American pastSummary Note: Recounts the courageous involvement of many young people who marched, protested, were arrested, and risked their lives to end racial discrimination in the South during the 1950s and 1960s.
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[2019], Juvenile, The Child's World Call No: 323.1196 073 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Events that changed America.Summary Note: Highlights key people and events surrounding the 1963 children's protest marches during the civil rights movement, and discusses the results of the marches. Includes a timeline, text-related questions, a glossary, resources for further information, and photographs.
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By Tackach, James Equiano, Olaudah. Condemnation of the international slave trade Walker, David. Slavery violates the will of God Turner, Nat. Slave rebellion Douglass, Frederick. Becoming an abolitionist leader Truth, Sojourner. Woman abolitionist speaks out Jacobs, Harriet. Assistance for the newly freed slaves Grimke, Charlotte Forten. Day of celebration for abolitionists Douglass2003., Greenhaven Press Call No: 323.092 TAC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History firsthandSummary Note: Presenting history through eye-witness African-American writings, this book discusses the nineteenth-century abolitionist crusade, the Reconstruction-era civil rights movement, and the twentieth-century civil rights movement.
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[2020]., Sports Pub. Call No: 796.08996 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[Presents the] story of the NFL player protests that rocked a nation and turned our country upside down . . . . [Includes] interviews with Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid, Kenny Stills, Michael Bennett, Richard Sherman, and numerous others"--OCLC.
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By Bush, Cori2022., Alfred A. Knopf Call No: MEMOIR NF BUS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Embodying a new chapter in progressive politics that prioritizes the lives and stories of the most politically vulnerable, the first black woman to represent the state of Missouri in Congress presents a powerful and empowering memoir that is both a personal account and a fierce call to action.
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2018., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world. Frank Morrison's emotive oil-on-canvas paintings bring this historical event to life, while Monica Clark-Robinson's moving and poetic words document this remarkable time.
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2009., Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: 323.1 PAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.
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2009., Viking Call No: 323.1196 073076145 09041 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.
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c2009., Juvenile, Viking Call No: 324.62 PARTRIDGE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Drawing from vivid recollections, tells the story of how ordinary kids helped change history in the March 7, 1965 march to win black Americans the right to vote. Includes photographs.
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c2009., Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: 323.1196 07307614509041 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This book recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.
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2009., Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: 323.1196 073076145 09041 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.
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-- Black Panther Party's promise to the people2021., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: CIVIL RIGHTS NF MAG Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this comprehensive . . . history of the Black Panther Party, [the author] introduces readers to the Panthers' community activism, grounded in the concept of self-defense, which taught Black Americans how to protect and support themselves in a country that treated them like second-class citizens. For too long the Panthers' story has been a footnote to the civil rights movement rather than what it was: a revolutionary socialist movement that drew thousands of members--mostly women--and became the target of one of the most sustained repression efforts ever made by the U.S. government against its own citizens"-- Provided by publisher.
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-- Black Panther Party's promise to the people2021., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: CIVIL RIGHTS NF MAG Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this comprehensive . . . history of the Black Panther Party, [the author] introduces readers to the Panthers' community activism, grounded in the concept of self-defense, which taught Black Americans how to protect and support themselves in a country that treated them like second-class citizens. For too long the Panthers' story has been a footnote to the civil rights movement rather than what it was: a revolutionary socialist movement that drew thousands of members--mostly women--and became the target of one of the most sustained repression efforts ever made by the U.S. government against its own citizens"-- Provided by publisher.
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-- Black Panther Party's promise to the people2021., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: 323.1196 MAGOON Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this comprehensive . . . history of the Black Panther Party, [the author] introduces readers to the Panthers' community activism, grounded in the concept of self-defense, which taught Black Americans how to protect and support themselves in a country that treated them like second-class citizens. For too long the Panthers' story has been a footnote to the civil rights movement rather than what it was: a revolutionary socialist movement that drew thousands of members--mostly women--and became the target of one of the most sustained repression efforts ever made by the U.S. government against its own citizens"-- Provided by publisher.
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[2020]., Primary, Calkins Creek Call No: 323.1196 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Reverend F.D. Reese was a leader of the Voting Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. As a teacher and principal, he recognized that his colleagues were viewed with great respect in the city. Could he convince them to risk their jobs--and perhaps their lives--by organizing a teachers-only march to the county courthouse to demand their right to vote? On January 22, 1965, the Black teachers left their classrooms and did just that, with Reverend Reese leading the way.
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By Thomas, Etan[2018]., Edge of Sports/Akashic Books Call No: 796.089 THO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In interviews and essays, high profile athletes-activists explore the intersection of sports and politics"--Back cover.
