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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author, the daughter of Andrew Young, describes the participation of Martin Luther King, Jr., along with her father and others, in the civil rights movement and in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the Baptist minister who led the movement to give African Americans civil rights, discussing his childhood, activist works, and legacy.
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
59 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to Dorothy Height, who, growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 30s, persisted in pushing for change, becoming a seminal figure in both the civil rights and women's rights movements and receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having led thousands in a march for civil rights to the foot of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. made the most of the historical moment by giving a speech that would forever inspire people to continue to fight for change in the years ahead.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Documents the heroic 1961 campaign of the civil rights activists known as the Freedom Riders, describing their peaceful protests to raise awareness about unconstitutional segregation and the increasing violence they endured as they traveled south.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life and achievements of the Baptist pastor who became a driving force behind the African American civil rights movement.
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
Language
English
Description
In the 2018 high-definition program, learn all about Martin Luther King, Jr. as a pioneering force for racial equality and non-violent protest. What were the significant events of MLK's early years? What was MLK's role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott? What was the Birmingham March? What was the March on Washington? What was MLK's role in the Voting Rights Act? What were the events of MLK2s final years and his lasting legacy?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling series comes the latest title in the Who HQ Now format for trending topics. It tells the history of a political and social movement that advocates for non-violent civil disobedience and protests against incidents of police brutality--and all racially motivated violence--against Black people"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
268 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
At Lu Olivera's school the white kids and black kids sit on different sides of the classroom while Lu just wants to get along with everyone, but growing racial tensions will not let Lu stay neutral about the racial divide in school.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Discover how the black and white citizens of one Alabama city chose peace over violence in the struggle to end segregation--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
At an early age, Martin Luther King Jr. was unhappy about the unfair laws and customs that made it difficult for African Americans to live freely. Before he reached his teen years, he vowed to do something about them. As an adult, he became a preacher and civil rights leader. He told the world about his dream for racial harmony and peace in the United States. He marched, led boycotts and sit-ins, and made speeches to try to obtain civil rights for...
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