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2012., Juvenile, Gareth Stevens Pub. Call No: 741.5 JEF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Graphic history of the civil rights movementSummary Note: In graphic novel format, relates the story of the Little Rock Nine, nine students who faced violent racism to become the first African Americans to attend the formerly segregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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c2013., Juvenile, Gareth Stevens Pub. Call No: 320.54 6092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Graphic history of the civil rights movementSummary Note: The story of Malcolm X, one of the most charismatic and controversial leaders of the civil rights movement, is one of courage, conviction, and personal growth. His father, an outspoken civil rights activist, instilled in him a sense of pride. After his father's murder, Malcolm got into trouble and landed in prison. There, he joined the Nation of Islam. After his release, he worked continuously to promote the rights of African Americans while his own vision of civil rights evolved. A dream of unity and brotherhood replaced his early willingness to use force. Sadly, assassins cut short his life before his dream was achieved. Using dramatic illustrations and accessible text, this graphic novel takes readers along on Malcolm's journey of courage and transformation.
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2013., Juvenile, Gareth Stevens Pub. Call No: GR 741.5 JEFFREY Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: A graphic history of the civil rights movementSummary Note: Uses a graphic novel format to illustrate the march on Washington and Martin Luther King's delivery of his "I Have a Dream" speech.
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c2013., Juvenile, Gareth Stevens Pub. Call No: 741.5 KIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Graphic history of the civil rights movementSummary Note: The protest known as the March on Washington was one of the most inspiring episodes of the civil rights movement. Galvanized by events in the South, civil rights protesters from around the country gathered in Washington, DC, to demand Congress pass President Kennedy's civil rights bill. More than a quarter of a million people showed up to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Among the speakers was Martin Luther King Jr., whose "I Have a Dream" speech became one of the greatest orations in American history. This exciting graphic novel uses dramatic illustrations and accessible text to capture the emotion and power both of the march itself and of King's memorable speech.
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2012., Juvenile, Gareth Stevens Publishing Call No: 741.5 EVE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Graphic history of the civil rights movementSummary Note: In graphic novel format, describes Medgar Evers' efforts to gain equal rights for African Americans in Missisippi, his work with the NAACP, and his assassination in 1963, which gave the Civil Rights Movement new momentum.
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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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2013., Juvenile, Gareth Stevens Pub. Call No: 741.5 JEF Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Graphic history of the civil rights movementSummary Note: In graphic novel format, relates the story of Thurgood Marshall and his efforts as an attorney and as a Supreme Court Justice to bring an end to the segregationist policy of "separate but equal."