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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This picture book biography in verse tells the story of Mary Hamilton, an African American woman and Civil Rights activist, who was found to be in contempt of court when she would not respond to questions from an Alabama judge who used only her first name, while calling white people "Mr.," "Mrs.," or "Miss." The NAACP took her case, which appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court, which ruled in Mary Hamilton's favor." --
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The author of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom and the author of Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag combine their tremendous talents for a singular picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind the March on Washington of 1963"--
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography about First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's early years and how the challenges she faced early in life helped her become a compassionate public servant and champion of human rights"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Born into slavery in 1862, Ida Bell Wells was freed as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865. Yet she could see just how unjust the world she was living in was. This drove her to become a journalist and activist. Throughout her life, she fought against prejudice and for equality for African Americans. Ida B. Wells would go on to co-own a newspaper, write several books, help cofound the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and accomplishments of Jose de la Luz Sa enz, who helped create the League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights organization.
10) Claudette Colvin
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
51 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Claudette Colvin in the She Persisted series"--
Author
Publisher
Amistad/Collins
Pub. Date
c2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
37 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Myers tells the story of legendary civil rights figure Ida B. Wells, who fought to make the lives of African Americans better long before the events of the 20th century.
13) 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.
14) Dorothy Height
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
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
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
57 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come"--
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civils rights leader, who, with the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, led 250,000 people to the doorstep of the U.S. government demanding change"--
20) I am John Lewis
Author
Series
Ordinary people change the world volume 29
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This book spotlights John Lewis, known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement, having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting Rights March, and for his lifelong dedication to public service as a member of the House of Representatives. John Lewis was never afraid to get in good trouble"--
"A picture book biography about the late American politician and civil rights activist John Lewis"--
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