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SPECIAL TOPICS: Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. : Civil Rights

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		A dream of freedom : the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968 In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, the author focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. McWhorter, Diane. J 323.1 MCWHORT

		Back of the bus From the back of the bus, an African American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks. Reynolds, Aaron, 1970- E REYNOLD

		Belle, the last mule at Gee's Bend : a civil rights story In Gee's Bend, Alabama, Miz Pettway tells young Alex about the historic role her mule played in the struggle for civil rights led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ramsey, Calvin A. E RAMSEY

		Child of the civil rights movement Paula Young Shelton shares her memories of the civil rights movement and her involvement in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery. Shelton, Paula Young. E 323.1196 SHELTON

		Civil rights movement for kids : a history with 21 activities Describes the struggle for civil rights for African-Americans in the 1950s and 1960s and profiles important civil rights leaders. Includes suggested activities. Turck, Mary. J 323.1196 TURCK

		Claudette Colvin : twice toward justice The first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure. Hoose, Phillip M., 1947- J BIO COLVIN HOOSE

		Freedom walkers : the story of the Montgomery bus boycott Covers the events surrounding and including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the end of segregation on buses. Freedman, Russell. J 323.1196 FREEDMA

		Heart and soul : the story of America and African Americans An simple introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama. Nelson, Kadir. J 973.0496 NELSON

		John Lewis in the lead : a story of the civil rights movement A biography of John Lewis, Georgia Congressman and one of the 'Big Six' civil rights leaders of the 1960s, focusing on his youth and culminating in the voter registration drives that sparked 'Bloody Sunday'. Haskins, James, 1941-2005. J BIO LEWIS HASKINS

		Miles to go for freedom : segregation & civil rights in the Jim Crow years Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949- J 305.896 OSBORNE