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Young, Black, and determined
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Patricia McKissack |
A biography of the black playwright who received great recognition for her work at an early age. |
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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Patricia McKissack |
A biography of the black woman journalist who campaigned for the civil rights of women and other minorities and was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909. |
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Maya Angelou
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Terrasita A. Cuffie |
Discusses the life and work of the well-known writer, entertainer, and political activist, Maya Angelou. |
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Let's meet Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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Helen Frost |
Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a journalist who wrote about and spoke against the unfair treatment of African Americans. |
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Lorraine Hansberry
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Catherine Scheader |
A biography of the playwright who was the first black person and the youngest American to receive the best play of the year award. |
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Coretta Scott King
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Maria Nelson |
A brief biography of the wife of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., who shared his dedication to working peaceably to achieve equality for all Americans. |
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Princess of the press
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Angela Shelf Medearis |
A biography of the journalist, newspaper owner, and suffragette who campaigned for civil rights and founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. |
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Freedom heroines
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Frieda Wishinsky |
It takes more than one person to bring about change. Profiles: Freedom heroines focuses on six of the most courageous and revolutionary women in history. With background information, family life, edu… |
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Rosa Parks
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Wil Mara |
A simple introduction to the life of the woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil righ… |
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Maya Angelou
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L. Patricia Kite |
A biography of the multi-faceted African-American woman, Maya Angelou, tracing her life from her childhood in the segrated South to her prominence as a well-known writer. |
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Coretta Scott King
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Dale Evva Gelfand |
"Biography of the wife of assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr."--From source other than the Library of Congress |
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This little trailblazer
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Joan Holub |
This board book highlights ten memorable female trailblazers. |
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The youngest marcher
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Cynthia Levinson |
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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Looking for Lorraine
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Imani Perry |
Lorraine Hansberry, who died at thirty-four, was by all accounts a force of nature. Although best-known for her work A Raisin in the Sun, her short life was full of extraordinary experiences and achi… |
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Maya Angelou
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Lisbeth Kaiser |
The book follows Maya Angelou, from her early traumatic childhood to her time as a singer, actress, civil rights campaigner and, eventually, one of America's most beloved writers. This inspiring and … |
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Ida B. Wells-barnett and the Crusade Against Lynching
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Alison Morretta |
64 pages : 24 cm |
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Fact Cat : History
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Izzi Howell |
1 volume : 23 cm |
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Vernita Gray
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Tracy Baim |
Vernita Gray was an African American gay and civil rights leader who hailed from the South Side district of Chicago. During her meaningful life, she sought for equal rights not only for African Ameri… |
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Coretta Scott King and the story behind the Coretta Scott King Award
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John Bankston |
Profiles Coretta Scott King, whose efforts in carrying on her husband's civil rights work led her to establish the Coretta Scott King Award, which celebrates African-American writers and illustrators. |
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Mississippi Harmony
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Winson Hudson |
"A lifelong native of the rural, all-black community of Harmony, Winson has lived through some of the most racially oppressive periods in her state's history - and has devoted her life to combating d… |
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