Search Results: Returned 14 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 14
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c2003., Primary, Carolrhoda Books Call No: Picture Book NEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of a young girl's dramatic escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, from the perspective of her beloved rag doll.
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c2003., Carolrhoda Books Call No: E NEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of a young girl's dramatic escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, from the perspective of her beloved rag doll.
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2007., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Call No: FIC FLA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ten-year-old Queen, a spoiled and conceited African American girl who is disliked by most of her classmates, learns a lesson about friendship from an unlikely "knight in shining armor.".
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[2010], Juvenile, Albert Whitman Call No: 305.800973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Describes important moments in African American history that have occured at the Lincoln Memorial, Marian Anderson's concert in 1939, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech in 1963, and a visit in 2009 from the first black president and his family.
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c2005., Primary, Peachtree Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm for baseball and Dodger first baseman Jackie Robinson.
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-- Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.c2001, Primary, Holiday House Call No: 921 KIN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his life, accomplishments in the civil rights movement, and his impact on American history.
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[2013], Carolrhoda Books Call No: 784.4 4 060757915 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: A picture book detailing the history of the Jenkins Orphanage Band of Charleston, which began in 1891 when Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins, a former slave, gathered old and unwanted musical instruments for the kids in his orphanage. From there the Charleston "rag" style of music became a sensation, and the orphan musicians began performing all over America and even in places in Europe.
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c1999., Juvenile, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A child describes the family events, like making apple butter and having relatives visit, that center around Momma's kitchen.
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c2003., Primary, Holiday House Call No: Easy BATTLE-LAVERT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After his son helps him learn to write his name, Samuel T. Blow goes to the courthouse in his Southern town to cast his ballot on the first election day ever on which African-Americans were allowed to vote.
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-- Harriet Beecher Stowec2003., Primary, Holiday House Call No: ENF B Sto Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Picture book biographySummary Note: Details the life and achievements of abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe whose book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, is said to have started the Civil War.
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2011., Primary, Peachtree Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When flood waters submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together.
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2011, Primary, Peachtree Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When flood waters submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together.
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2011., Primary, Peachtree Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When flood waters submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together.
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[2016], Juvenile, Lee & Low Books Inc. Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Presents a picture book biography of the life and career of African American Vivien Thomas who worked as a research technician at Vanderbilt University. His work with Dr. Alfred Blalock led to the development of tools and techniques that enabled life-saving open heart surgery to be performed on infants.