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Breach of peace Breach of peace Eric Etheridge In the spring and summer of 1961, several hundred Americans -- blacks and whites, men and women -- converged on Jackson, Mississippi, to challenge state segregation laws. The Freedom Riders, as they … OL13696393W
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Gary Jeffrey The story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott in comic format. OL16362319W
Toward the meeting of the waters Toward the meeting of the waters Orville Vernon Burton,Winfred B. Moore This book takes a provocative look into civil rights progress in the Palmetto State from activists, statesmen, and historians. Toward the Meeting of the Waters represents a watershed moment in civil … OL16801428W
March. Book Three March. Book Three Nate Powell,John Lewis,Andrew Aydin,Andrew Aydin Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling *March* trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, joins co-wr… OL17617066W
The Selma campaign, 1963-1965 The Selma campaign, 1963-1965 Wally G. Vaughn Personal reminiscences of individuals involved in this campaign, during which the civil rights movement in America took a decisive turn. OL18255776W
Rosa Parks Rosa Parks Kathleen V. Kudlinski,Meryl Henderson Describes the courageous childhood of the woman who is most known for her refusal to sit at the back of the bus that set off one of the most famous battles for civil rights, and surveys her later wor… OL1874744W
Lay bare the heart Lay bare the heart James Farmer The soul survivor of the Big Four, and founder of CORE, James Farmer writes to set the record straight regarding the evolution of the civil rights movement and to document the conditions under which … OL1891200W
More harm than good More harm than good Susan C. Boyd In an era when the "war on drugs" has resulted in increasingly militarized responses from police, harsh prison sentences and overcrowded prisons, a re-examination of drug policy is sorely needed. Are… OL19083290W
What truth sounds like What truth sounds like Michael Eric Dyson "In 1963 Attorney General Robert Kennedy sought out James Baldwin to explain the rage that threatened to engulf black America. Baldwin brought along some friends, including playwright Lorraine Hansbe… OL19736259W
A spy in Canaan A spy in Canaan Marc Perrusquia The story of the double life of famed civil rights photographer Ernest Withers--and how a closely guarded government secret finally came to light, told by the journalist who broke the story. Ernest W… OL19738377W
King King Ho Che Anderson "Ho Che Anderson's biography of America's great civil rights advocate Martin Luther King is both a monumental recreation of his tumultuous public life (and death) and an intimate portrait of the man … OL19954774W
Behind the public veil Behind the public veil Lewis V. Baldwin "What was Martin Luther King Jr. really like? In this groundbreaking volume, Lewis V. Baldwin answers this question by focusing on the man himself. Drawing on the testimonies of friends, family, and … OL20027205W
John Lewis John Lewis Christine M. Hill Chronicles the life of the man whose politics took him from civil rights worker in the South to serving as a United States Congressman. OL2008173W
Fact Cat : History Fact Cat : History Izzi Howell 1 volume : 23 cm OL21691338W
Ellington Was Not a Street Ellington Was Not a Street Ntozake Shange In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of v… OL2180769W
Risking everything Risking everything Michael Edmonds "Risking Everything : A Freedom Summer Reader documents the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, when SNCC and CORE workers and volunteers arrived in the Deep South to register voters and teach n… OL23180607W
Dark princess Dark princess W. E. B. Du Bois 29, 311 p. 24 cm OL28596W
Witness to the truth Witness to the truth John Henry Scott "Witness to the Truth tells the extraordinary life story of a grassroots human rights leader and his courageous campaign to win the right to vote for the African Americans of Lake Providence, Louisia… OL5955336W
Daisy Bates Daisy Bates Amy Polakow A biography of the civil rights activist who led the fight to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the 1950s. OL5958491W
April 4, 1968 April 4, 1968 Michael Eric Dyson On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 PM, while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and fatally wounded. Only hours earlier King-the prophet for racial and economic … OL92695W
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