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The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes acelebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and...
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Little, Brown and Company
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"The true story of racial inequality--and resistance to it--is the prologue to our present. You can see it in where we live, where we go to school, where we work, in our laws, and in our leadership. Unequal presents a gripping account of the struggles that shaped America and the insidiousness of racism, and demonstrates how inequality persists. As readers meet some of the many African American people who dared to fight for a more equal future, they...
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"We all know that orange is the new black and mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow, but how much do we actually know about the structure, goals, and impact of our criminal justice system? Understanding Mass Incarceration offers the first comprehensive overview of the incarceration apparatus put in place by the world's largest jailer: the United States. Drawing on a growing body of academic and professional work, Understanding Mass Incarceration...
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Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2008
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32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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Describes the civil rights guaranteed in the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights, and discusses First Amendment rights, the rights of the accused, and the responsibilities of citizenship.
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MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
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1 DVD (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Set in Mississippi in 1964, this is a fictionalized version of the case of the murder of three young civil rights workers, the FBI's attempts to find the missing boys and the clash between the authorities and the locals in a Klan-dominated town.
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
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From the first attempts to end slavery in the 1800s to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, women were in the forefront of the struggle to achieve equality for Black Americans. Rosa Parks in Montgomery and Viola Desmond in Canada both sparked effective mass movements that led to change, while other women led the way in educating Black voters and organizing protests such as lunch-counter sit-ins and the Freedom Rides. As soon as they could,...
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Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
c2022.
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302 pages ; 24 cm
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"While the world may know the major names of the Civil Rights movement, there are countless lesser-known heroes fighting the good fight to advance equal justice for all, heeding the call when no one else was listening, often risking their lives and livelihoods in the process. This book shines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things--like Pauli Murray, whose early work informed Thurgood Marshall's legal argument for Brown v. Board...
9) Our rights
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2007
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253 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cm.
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"Our Rights explores twenty-three major rights of American citizens guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Freedom of speech, the right to trial by jury, the right to bear arms, the right to privacy: noted legal historian David J. Bodenhamer details these and other fundamental rights of all Americans in separate chapters that tell the history of a right from its foundations up to the most recent interpretations of the courts. Each chapter traces how...
10) The rise: 1978
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Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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"The year 1978 was one of steps toward equality in the civil rights movement. In February, Max Robinson successfully became the first African American broadcast network anchor for ABC news. In June, the Supreme Court case California v. Bakke ruled that affirmative action was legal in the United States and race could be included in the criteria for admissions into colleges and universities. In July, the National Organization of Women coordinated an...
12) One crazy summer
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Appears on list
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In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp
13) The rise: 1970
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Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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Explores the key events of the Civil Rights Movement, focusing on the year 1970, including Charles Edward Gordone who became the first African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize, Essence magazine, and more.
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"Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice shows young readers how the former First Lady evolved from a poor little rich girl to a protector and advocate for those without a voice. Though now seen as a cultural icon, she was a woman deeply insecure about her looks and her role in the world. But by recognizing her fears and constantly striving to overcome her prejudices, she used her proximity to presidents and her own power to aid in the fight for Civil...
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
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112 pages cm
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"Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at the same restaurants, or even use the same bathrooms as white people. But by the 1950s, black people refused to remain second-class citizens and were willing to risk their lives to make a change"--
17) The rise: 1967
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Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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96 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"Learn about the key events of the civil rights movement in the latest installment of this exciting and informative series.The year 1967 was pivotal to the civil rights movement. In April, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech to thousands inside a New York church condemning the Vietnam War and asking for a peaceful end. In June, the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia would determine whether interracial couples could legally marry in the United...
18) The rise: 1968
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Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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96 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"Learn about the key events of the civil rights movement in the latest installment of this exciting and informative series.The year 1968 was one of progress and loss in the civil rights movement. In February, the Memphis Worker's Strike showed African American men protesting with powerful "I Am a Man" signs. The world stopped in April when Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. That same month, President Johnson expanded...
19) The rise: 1972
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Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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"The year 1972 was one of major accomplishments in the civil rights movement. In January, Shirley Chisolm became an inspiration as the first African American to seek the presidential nomination of a major political party. In February, Wilt Chamberlain won the NBA title for the Los Angeles Lakers and was named the Most Valuable Player, securing his place as one of the most talented athletes in the history of sports. The National Black Political Convention...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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Presents the life of nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks who became the youngest known child to be arrested for picketing against Birmingham segregation practices in 1963.
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