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c2004., Bedford/St. Martin's Call No: 813 .4 Edition: 2nd ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Contains the 1855 text of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," including several of its illustrations, and presents twenty critical essays as examples of the controversy the novel has generated.
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-- Call & response[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 323.1196 073 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This timely book covers the rise of Black Lives Matter and how it has been shaped by United States history, telling the story of how a hashtag became a movement.
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2011., Juvenile, Square Fish Call No: HI-INT B COL Edition: First Square Fish edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the life of the Alabama teenager who played an integral role in the Montgomery bus strike, once by refusing to give up a bus seat, and again, by becoming a plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case against the bus company.
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2009., Adolescent, Melanie Kroupa Books Call No: 921 COLVIN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents an account of fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin, an African-American girl who refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, and covers her role in a crucial civil rights case.
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-- Racial profilingBy Sandeen, Del2020., Adolescent, Rosen YA Call No: 363.2 3 089 00973 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Coping.Summary Note: "Racial profiling isn't just a problem for one group of people. It's a problem for everyone in America. The underlying racism that contributes to profiling is a serious issue for people of all colors. This insightful book presents facts and statistics to counter damaging myths, giving readers perspective to understand how racial profiling can happen and what to do about it. Readers will learn how to push back against discrimination, what to do if they ever feel they are a victim of racial profiling, and how to handle the emotional toll that racism can take"--Amazon.
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c2022., Adolescent, Cherry Lake Press : a imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Call No: 305.800973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: 21st century skills library.Summary Note: This title explores the intents and effects of both desegregation and integration--especially as it relates to schools and education--in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach our history with open eyes and minds. Books include 21st Century Skills and content, as well as activities created by Wing. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities.
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[1973], Prentice-Hall Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on the bus marked the beginning of the civil rights movement.
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By Ward, Jesmyn2017., Scribner Call No: 305.89 Fir Edition: First Scribner paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: A collection of eighteen essays, memoir pieces, and poems addressing race in the United States and written in response to James Baldwin's 1962 "Letter to My Nephew" in which the author lamented that 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, it felt like African Americans were celebrating too soon.
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c2006., Pre-adolescent, Holiday House Call No: 323.1196 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of the black citizens in Montgomery who rose up in protest and united to demand their rights by walking peacefully.
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-- To kill a mockingbird2004., Chelsea House Call No: 813.54 LEE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Bloom's guidesSummary Note: A guide to studying Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," featuring a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary and analysis of the text, and a selection of critical views.
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Call No: 813.3 STOWE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources of the abolitionist movementSummary Note: Describes the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe and the writing of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," while examining the book's strong effect on the nation.
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[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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[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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c1993., Juvenile, Holiday House Call No: B PAR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Picture book biographySummary Note: A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.
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-- Plessy versus Ferguson[2009]., General, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: 342.7308 Axe Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Supreme Court milestones.Summary Note: Discusses the historical, legal, and social aspects of the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation.
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-- Sports media coverage[2019]., Juvenile, Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing Call No: 796 HAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Race in Sports Media Coverage looks at how and why athletes of color are covered much differently than their white counterparts. Breaking down stereotypes and creating opportunities for journalists of color are just two of the important topics discussed. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. - from the publisher.
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2004., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Call No: 379.2 63 022 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a selection of archival photographs that document events surrounding the integration of U.S. schools following the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and includes captions in which Toni Morrison imagines what the people in the pictures must have been thinking and feeling.
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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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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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c2005., Juvenile, Chelsea House Publishers Call No: B Parks Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Black Americans of achievement.Summary Note: Presents a biography of Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in December 1955 launching the career of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Montgomery bus boycott that lasted three hundred eighty-one days.
