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Author
Publisher
Curious Fox Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Young readers learn about peaceful protest methods such as marches, rallies, sit-ins, and more! They will also learn about influential individuals such as Gandhi, Medgar Evers, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Events include abolitionists handing out newspapers demanding the end of slavery, Dr. Martin Luther King's efforts to desegregate busses in Montgomery, Black Lives Matter and more"--
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Describes the people and events of the U.S civil rights movement. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of a Little Rock resident, a Freedom Rider, and a Birmingham protester"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and his strong voice and powerful message were joined and lifted in song by world-renowned gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. It was a moment that changed the course of history and is imprinted in minds forever. Told through Andrea Davis Pinkney's poetic prose and Brian Pinkney's evocative illustration, the stories of these two powerful...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Language
English
Formats
Description
The saying is: Knowledge is power. The secret is: Knowledge, applied at the right time and place, is more than power. It's magic. This is the story of the Black Panther Party: Huey and Bobby, Eldridge and Kathleen, Elaine and Fred and Ericka. The authors introduce readers to the committed party members, their supporters and allies. The Free Breakfast Program and the Ten-Point Program. Their book is about Black nationalism, Black radicalism, about...
20) Coretta Scott
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Martin Luther King's wife, Coretta, who in her own right, was a civil rights pioneer who experienced the injustices of the segregated South and who continued her husband's mission after his assassination.
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