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1) Opal Lee
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
65 page : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to the teacher and community leader responsible for making Juneteenth a national holiday to mark the end of enslavement for Black Americans, helping millions of people learn about important aspects of American history.
2) Our secret society: Mollie Moon and the glamour, money, and power behind the civil rights movement
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
353 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Drawing on exhaustive research, never-before-revealed letters and interviews, including with her daughter and namesake, a historian and cultural critic presents this glittering social history of Mollie Moon, the half of one of the most influential couples of the period, charting her rise from Jim Crow Mississippi to doyenne of Manhattan and Harlem.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Told in poetry and prose, this introduction to Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an important figure in the history of activism and civil rights, shows how she carried on the struggle after his death, preserving his legacy for future generations.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Told through twelve short biographies, this book celebrates just some of the many Black women--each of whom has been largely underrepresented until now--who were instrumental to the nation's fight for civil rights and the contributions they made in driving the Movement forward"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of Diane Nash, a Civil Rights Movement leader at the side of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. Born in 1938 in Chicago, Diane went on to take command of the Nashville Movement, leading lunch counter sit-ins and peaceful marches. Diane decides to fight not with anger or violence, but with love. With her strong words of truth and actions, she works to stop segregation"--
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