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SPECIAL TOPICS: Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. : Civil Rights
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One crazy summer
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.
Williams-Garcia, Rita.
J WILLIAM
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Our children can soar : a celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the pioneers of change
Part historical, part poetry, and entirely inspirational, this unique picture book takes the reader through the cumulative story of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.
Cook, Michelle.
E 920.0092 COOK
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Remember Little Rock : the time, the people, the stories
Just over 50 years ago, in Little Rock, Arkansas, nine brave black students stood up for their rights and made history. The integration of Central High School in Little Rock changed the course of education in America forever, and became one of the pivotal points in the Civil Rights Movement.
Walker, Paul Robert.
J 379.263 WALKER
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Sit-in : how four friends stood up by sitting down
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in.
Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
J 323.1196 PINKNEY
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Students on strike : Jim Crow, civil rights, Brown, and me : a memoir
Eyewitness tells account of a strike to end segregation in schools.
Stokes, John A., 1931-
J 371.8299 STOKES
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The Beatitudes : from slavery to civil rights
The Beatitudes form the backdrop for Weatherford's free-verse poem that traces the African American journey from slavery to civil rights.
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
J 323.0973 WEATHER
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The civil rights movement
Discusses significant events that shaped the American civil rights movement, from the Civil War to the presidential election of Barack Obama.
Hynson, Colin.
J 323.1196 HYNSON
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These hands
An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory.
Mason, Margaret H., 1954-
E MASON
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We troubled the waters : poems
Poetry and paintings in tribute to the many individuals who acted with courage for justice and change during the civil rights movement.
Shange, Ntozake.
J 811.54 SHANGE
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Yankee girl
When her FBI-agent father is transferred to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1964, eleven-year-old Alice wants to be popular but also wants to reach out to the one black girl in her class in a newly-integrated school.
Rodman, Mary Ann.
J RODMAN
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