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Rosa Parks
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Heather Lehr Wagner,Gloria Blakely,Mary Hull |
A biography of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, led to a bus boycott that helped galvanize the civil rights movement. |
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Mary Church Terrell
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Patricia McKissack,Fredrick McKissack |
Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of this civil rights activist. |
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Remix
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Marina Tamar Budhos,Marina, T. Budhos |
Presents profiles of fourteen teenagers from countries around the world, revealing their struggles to fit into American society and their personal triumphs. |
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I.M. Pei
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Mary Englar,I. M. Pei |
Presents a biography of Chinese-American architect, Ieoh Ming Pei, and describes his childhood in China, immigration to the United States in 1935, education, and architectural design that incorporate… |
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Malcolm X
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Heather Lehr Wagner,Jack Rummel |
A biography of the controversial Black Muslim who became a leader of a movement to unite black people throughout the world. |
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Nat Turner
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John Davenport,Terry Bisson |
A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831. |
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Diana Ross
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John Wyeth, Jr |
Describes a benefit concert in Central Park starring this Afro-American entertainer and then relates her career as a singer. |
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Ken Griffey, Jr
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John Rolfe,Scott Gramling,Jon Kramer,Rolfe, John.,John Rolfe |
Presents sports profiles of Seattle Mariner baseball player, Ken Griffey, Jr., and his illustrious father, Ken Griffey, Sr., who played for several major league teams. |
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Count Basie
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Nathan Irvin Huggins,Bud Kliment |
Examines the life and career of a famous twentieth-century jazz musician. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr
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Heather Lehr Wagner,Robert E. Jakoubek |
Examines the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights. |
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W.E.B. DuBois
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Mark Stafford,John Davenport |
Examines the life of the black scholar and leader who devoted himself to gaining equality for his people. |
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Thurgood Marshall
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Lisa Aldred,Thurgood Marshall |
Examines the life of the first black man to be appointed an associate justice of the highest court in the country. |
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Isabel Allende
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Raquel Benatar,Patricia Petersen |
A simple description of the childhood and youth of the Chilean author Isabel Allende |
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Juan Quezada
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Shelley Dale,Juan Quezada |
Grandfather Juan, Grandmother Guille, and their grandson Chato make pottery and share stories. They recount Chato's favorite story: how Juan revived the ceramic art of his area in Mexico, created a b… |
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Nelson Mandela
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Lenny Hort,Laaren Brown |
A biography of the first black South African president, who spent twenty-seven years in jail for his political beliefs, discusses the struggle to end apartheid, his country's former system of racial … |
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