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1998., Juvenile, Henry Holt Call No: 779 .092 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the rich lives of the African-American citizens of Columbia, South Carolina, as well as other towns and cities during the 1920s and 1930s.
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2017., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning Call No: CRIME Edition: Large print ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction.Summary Note: Explores what happened to fourteen-year-old Emmett Till, whose murder was part of the backlash that occured in the wake of the 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared public school segregation unconstitutional.
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2009., Juvenile, Amistad Call No: FIC NAIDOO Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Mathew and Mugo are friends in Kenya in the 1950s despite differences of class and race. Then Kenyans begin to rebel against British settlers and an act of betrayal could threaten Mathew and Mugo's friendship.
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1997., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 739.472 LYONS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of this African-American artist, the great-grandson of slaves, who has achieved fame and admiration for his ornamental wrought-iron creations.
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c1997., Houghton Mifflin Call No: B SIM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of this African American artist, the great-grandson of slaves, who has achieved fame and admiration for his ornamental wrought-iron creations.
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c1994, Avon Call No: 813 .54 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of an African-American woman growing up on the south side of Chicago during the turbulent 1960s as she tests the limits of racism.
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c2006, Adolescent, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
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2006., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: Historical fiction FIC DRAPER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
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c2006., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: HISTORICAL F DRA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
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c2006., Adolescent, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: Historical[Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
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c2006., Adolescent, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: Historical FIC Draper Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
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2020., Simon & Schuster BFYR Call No: FANTASY F COR Edition: First Simon Pulse hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions are high. But Evalene Deschamps has other things to worry about. She has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move. On top of all that, Evvie's magic abilities are growing stronger by the day. Her family calls it jubilation--a gift passed down from generations of black women since the time of slavery. And as Evvie's talents waken, something dark comes loose and threatens to resurface... And when the demons of Evvie's past finally shake free, she must embrace her mighty lineage, and summon the power that lies within her"--Provided by the publisher.
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2020., Adolescent, Simon & Schuster BFYR Call No: ROMANCE Edition: 1st Simon Pulse hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions are high. But Evalene Deschamps has other things to worry about. She has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move. On top of all that, Evvie's magic abilities are growing stronger by the day. Her family calls it jubilation--a gift passed down from generations of black women since the time of slavery. And as Evvie's talents waken, something dark comes loose and threatens to resurface... And when the demons of Evvie's past finally shake free, she must embrace her mighty lineage, and summon the power that lies within her"--Amazon.com.
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2010., Little, Brown Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
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2010., Primary, Little, Brown Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
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2010., Juvenile, Little, Brown & Co. Call No: B DAV Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Depicts the life of Dave, a slave in South Carolina during the 1800s, and describes the laborious process of creating his pottery. Presents the revealing poetry that he inscribed on his works despite threats to his life by a society that discouraged his artistry. Includes color illustrations and a photo of five of his works.
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2010., Juvenile, Little, Brown and Co. Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the mid-nineteenth century a slave known to us only as Dave made beautiful large pots out of the Carolina clay, shaping them with wheel and coil, and signing some with a poem. Hill's poem and Collier's watercolor and collage illustrations show the making of such a pot, step by step, from the gathering and the mixing of the clay, through pulling the pot up from the mound on his wheel, finishing with coils and finally glaze.
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2010., Juvenile, Little, Brown Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
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2014., Adolescent, Little, Brown and Company Call No: Adventure FIC Williams Edition: First edition. Genre: Adventure Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fifteen-year-old Patson Moyo begins working in the Zimbabwe Marange diamond fields in 2006 to help support his family, but when the army brutally seizes the field and begins murdering people, Patson flees and heads for South Africa in an effort to reunite with his younger sister.
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2017., Pre-adolescent, Henry Holt and Company Call No: 599.67 ANTHONY Edition: First young readers Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Full of both triumph and tragedy, this fascinating account of living with the majestic elephant is unforgettable.