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c1997., Juvenile, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: 551.48 9 0977 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the conditions that led up to the severe flooding in the Mississippi River Valley in 1993.
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c2001., Mikaya Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great explorers bookSummary Note: A biography of the man who explored the St. Lawrence, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers, and who claimed America's heartland for King Louis XIV and France.
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2014., Scholastic Press Call No: 976.2 063 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the events surrounding the KKK lynching of three young civil rights activists who were trying to register African Americans for the vote in Mississippi.
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[2014]., Pre-adolescent, Holiday House Call No: 323.1196 RUB Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Introduces the efforts of student volunteers who traveled to Mississippi in 1964 to encourage African Americans to exercise their right to vote, and dicusses the violent resistance they faced from supporters of segregation.
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By Crowe, Chrisc2003., Juvenile, Phyllis Fogelman Books Call No: 364.152 3 09762 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Presents a true account of the murder of fourteen-year-old, Emmett Till, in Mississippi, in 1955.
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c2009., Juvenile, Enslow Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: "Discusses the life of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, including his travels in the Americas, the claim of Florida for Spain, and his eventual discovery of the Mississippi River"--Provided by publisher.
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2003., Juvenile, Sleeping Bear Press Call No: 976.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Each letter of the alphabet is represented by some historical, geographical, or cultural fact about Mississippi, accompanied by objects to find in the illustrations.
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-- Mississippi alphabetc2003., Sleeping Bear Press Call No: 976.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Each letter of the alphabet is represented by some historical, geographical, or cultural fact about Mississippi, accompanied by objects to find in the illustrations.
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2013., Juvenile, Roaring Brook Press Call No: 738.092 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Illustrated with evocative historical photographs and over fifty color reproductions of his ceramics, The Mad Potter tells the extraordinary story of an eccentric American maverick who was determined to make his mark and who never stopped believing that even the unlikeliest dreams can come true.
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2013., Roaring Brook Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Looks at the life of potter George E. Ohr, known for his unique designs, whose work did not become widely successful until after his death.
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By Bausum, Ann[2016], Pre-adolescent, National Geographic Call No: HI-INT 323.1 BAU Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Mississippi. 1966. On a hot June afternoon an African American man named James Meredith set out to walk through his home state of Mississippi, intending to fight racism and fear with his feet. He walked to make a statement. But two days into his journey, Meredith was shot and wounded in a roadside attack. Within twenty-four hours, Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and other civil rights leaders had taken up Meredith's cause, determined to overcome this violent act and complete Meredith's walk. What started as one man's mission became the March Against Fear.
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2003, c1998., Juvenile, Aladdin Paperbacks Call No: 928 .1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Focuses on this American author's connection with steamboats on the Mississippi River while also presenting a history of the craft.
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c2004., Pre-adolescent, Raintree Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: African American biographiesSummary Note: Examines the life of African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, discussing his youth and education, his work with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and his assassination in 1963.
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By Weil, Ann2012., Juvenile, Heinemann Library Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: American biographiesSummary Note: A biography of the Medgar Evers, African American civil rights leader, discussing his childhood in Mississippi, his work speaking out for civil rights, and his assassination and the resulting trial.
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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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2006., Child's World Call No: 976.2 HEI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Welcome to the U.S.ASummary Note: Takes readers on a tour of Mississippi, visiting fifteen attractions and describing the state's history, culture, and economy along the way; and includes unique facts, color maps and photos, the state song, and lists of state symbols, famous people, and further resources.
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1989, Juvenile, Childrens Call No: 976.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: America the beautifulSummary Note: Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of the Magnolia State.
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c2003., Juvenile, Children's Press Call No: 976.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: From sea to shining seaSummary Note: Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and places of Mississippi, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Mississippians.
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2003., World Almanac Library Call No: 976.2 FIG Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: World Almanac library of the statesSummary Note: A color-illustrated overview of Mississippi, covering its history, population, land, economy and commerce, politics and government, culture and lifestyle, notable people, and events and attractions. Also includes a time line, fast facts, and a further-reading list.
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-- Over in the wetlands: a hurricane on the bayou story2015., Schwartz & Wade Books Call No: E ROS Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Various wetland creatures, from alligators to egrets, enjoy what begins as a calm and peaceful day in the bayou, then prepare for and endure a passing hurricane, and finally settle in for a peaceful night.