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Warriors don't cry
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Melba Beals |
This is a true account of Melba's experience as one of the Little Rock 9--the first black students to enroll in a previously all-white hight school. It is a fascinating account of her story and an en… |
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Beyond Small Numbers
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Willie Pearson |
The book provides significant insight into the factors that affect the careers of these scientists and, importantly, gives voice to the many men and women who overcame discrimination, prejudice, and … |
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Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County
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Kristen Green |
Combining hard-hitting investigative journalism and a sweeping family narrative, this provocative true story reveals a little-known chapter of American history: the period after the Brown v. Board of… |
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The African American student's guide to STEM careers
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Robert T. Palmer |
This book reviews the factors that facilitate access and success of Black students in STEM majors in higher education, and it shares testimonies from Black STEM professionals that will help inspire t… |
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To write in the light of freedom
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William Sturkey,Jon N. Hale |
"Fifty years after Freedom Summer, To Write in the Light of Freedom offers a glimpse into the hearts of the African American youths who attended the Mississippi Freedom Schools in 1964. One of the mo… |
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Days of Courage
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Alex Haley,Mel Williges,Richard Kelso |
Days of Courage describes the experiences of the “Little Rock Nine”, the first African American students to begin the integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.
In 1954, the Supreme … |
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The legacy
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Dudley W. Buffa |
Lone wolf lawyer Joseph Antonelli takes the case of a black man accused of murdering a senator in San Francisco. Antonelli soon finds himself in a world ruled by backroom politics and naked ambition-… |
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