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2020., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 305.8 Jos Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Chronicles the reflections of Frederick Joseph, award-winning marketing professional and writer, and other prominent African American artists, writers, and activists on their experiences with racism and white supremacy. Discusses ways for white people to be anti-racist through their behavior and knowledge. Includes a glossary.
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2018., Pre-adolescent, Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation Call No: 923 .173 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Heroes of history (Time, inc.)Summary Note: Publisher Anno: Forget everything you think you know about George Washington. The father of our country remains a mystery to too many of us. Now TIME tells the full, fascinating story of the Virginia planter who fought for Britain in the French and Indian War, led a rag-tag colonial army to victory over the British Empire, and was elected the first President of the United States. Young adult readers ready to look beyond the “Who Was†series deserve a collection of biographies all their own with the details, nuance, and depth they crave. With dozens of reproductions of artworks, artifacts from the period, photographs, and illustrations created to bring the subject alive, this first book in the new series, Heroes of History, captures “the essential American†and brings his life and chaotic, revolutionary times into fresh focus. Heroes of history (Time) series, 144pp.
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By Zimet, Susan[2018]., Juvenile, Viking Books for Young Readers Call No: HI-INT 324.6 ZIM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The United States of America is almost 250 years old, but American women won the right to vote less than a hundred years ago. And when the controversial nineteenth ammendment to the U.S. Constituion-the one granting suffrage to women-was finally ratified in 1920, it passed by a mere one-vote margin. The ammendment only succeeded because a courageous group of women had been relentlessly demanding the right to vote for more than seventy years. The leaders of the suffrage movement are heroes who were fearless in the face of ridicule, arrest, imprisonment, and even torture. Many of them devoted themselves to the cause knowing they wouldn't live to cast a ballot. The story of women's suffrage is epic, frustrating, and as complex as the women who fought for it. Illustrated with portraits, period cartoons, and other images, Roses and Radicals celebrates this captivating yet overlooked piece of American history and the women who made it happen"--
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2020., Juvenile, Frances Lincoln Children's Books Call No: 305.8 Jew Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Offers young people twenty illustrated lessons with activities for standing up to racism. Provides information on understanding your own identity, personal and institutional racism, the history of prejudice, and ways to take action against racism. Features extensive backmatter including a glossary of terms, notes on the text, and resources for further information.
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[2016], Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House Call No: 973.3 Har Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What Is?Summary Note: "Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom, and the Declaration of Independence made that official. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and follow the action that fueled the Revolutionary War"--