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      By Pinkney, Andrea Davis  Brown, Keith Henry
       [2022]., Juvenile, Scholastic Press Call No: 323 PIN   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "When young Tybre Faw discovers Congressman John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for the right to vote -- Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story of a boy with a dream-together with the story of a real-life hero (who himself had a life-altering friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. when he was young!) Keith Henry Brown's deeply affecting paintings bring this inspiring bond between a young activist and an elder Congressman vividly to life. Both John Lewis and Martin Luther King, Jr. have left indelible marks on future generations. Will Tybre be next to carry the mantle?"--
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      By Freeman, Joanne B., 1962-
       2018., Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: 973.7 Fre   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Examines the status of the U.S. Congress in the decades leading up to the U.S. Civil War, arguing that while some feel like today's politics are hyperpolarized they are still nothing compared to those days--explores stories of congressmen who routinely made threats, flipped desks, some brandished pistols and knives, and one even killed another in a duel over issues as contentious as the legal status of slavery. Newspapers and reporters were no different, publishing outlandish conspiracy theories.
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      By Rose, Rachel
       Primary Call No: B    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: From sit-ins at lunch counters to sit-ins on the Congress floor, marching in Selma to marching though the halls of the Capitol, John Lewis fought for what he believed in. The incredible civil rights activist had plenty of experience under his belt by the time he stood in front of a quarter of a million people as the youngest leader of the March on Washington. John continued on with the same passion as he turned to create change from within the government. The conscious of the congress continued to advocate for the freedom and safety of all. Learn all about the incredible life of this congressman and civil rights hero.
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      By Hansen, Grace
       2021., ABDO Kids Call No: 328.73092    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: This title introduces young readers to John Lewis, best known for his role during the Civil Rights era, for walking alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., and for his work as a congressman. Readers will enjoy learning about Lewis' early years, and his incredible achievements both socially and politically. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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      By Fritz, Jean  Primavera, Elise
       c1986., Putnam Call No: B    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: A portrait of Sam Houston is set against the backdrop of Texas' battle for independence from Mexico, Texas' annexation to the United States, and the growth of the Western frontier.
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      By Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-  Aydin, Andrew  Powell, Nate
       [2013], Top Shelf Productions Call No: 323.1 196073    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents in graphic novel format events from the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.
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      By Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-  Aydin, Andrew  Powell, Nate
       [2013]., Top Shelf Productions Call No: 741.5 LEW    Availability:0 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents in graphic novel format events from the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.
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      By Immell, Myra
       c2011, Greenhaven Press Call No: 973.921 092   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Perspectives on modern world historySummary Note: Collects nineteen essays that provide varying perspectives on Joseph McCarthy's obsession over Communism in the United States after World War II, providing historical background on the McCarthy era, and providing primary source documents and personal stories from Joseph McCarthy, Harry S. Truman, journalists, and Americans whose lives were affected by Red Scare accusations.
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      By Jarnow, Jesse
       2005., Rosen Pub. Group Call No: B   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Profiles the life and career of patriot Patrick Henry from his childhood in Hanover County, his early legal career and supporter of colonial rights, and involvement in the war for independence including an examination of his famous "Give me Liberty" speech to the second Virginia Convention in 1775.
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      By Lewis, John, 1940-2020  Aydin, Andrew  Fury, L. (Lauren)  Powell, Nate
       2021., Abrams ComicArts Call No: GN B Lewis    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Run   Volume: Bk 1Summary Note: Graphic novel memoir describes Civil Rights activist and former congressman John Lewis' experiences dealing with the negative consequences of being involved in the 1960s protests, such as the ensuing violence that continued to take place against blacks, the push-back from fearmongers, and the rebellion among allies who thought change didn't come quickly enough and didn't reach far enough.