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The Help The Help Kathryn Stockett Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi… OL11999891W
American civil rights American civil rights Phillis Engelbert Biographies of major civil rights figures, including sidebars covering related events and issues. OL12036W
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
The war before The war before Wonda Jones,Safiya Asya Bukhari,Laura Whitehorn >*The War Before* traces Bukhari’s lifelong commitment as an advocate for the rights of the oppressed. Following her journey from middle-class student to Black Panther to political prisoner, these wr… OL13854700W
Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr Stuart A. Kallen Describes the life of the great civil rights leader. OL15042091W
Free at last! Free at last! Angela Bull A biography of the civil rights leader, covering his childhood, leadership, powerful speeches, assassination, and greatest influences. OL15160421W
Spies of Mississippi Spies of Mississippi Rick Bowers The Spies of Mississippi is a compelling story of how state spies tried to block voting rights for African Americans during the Civil Rights era. This book sheds new light on one of the most momentou… OL15192074W
Birmingham 1963 Birmingham 1963 Shelley Tougas "Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Charles Moore photograph"--Provided by publisher. OL15539025W
Say it loud Say it loud Stephen Smith,Catherine Ellis Collects the text and audio recordings of famous African American political speeches, by individuals ranging from Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. to Condoleezza Rice and Barack Obama. OL15896798W
Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King 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. OL16237949W
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
The Ravine The Ravine James Williamson A compelling story, "The Ravine" evokes the South during the early years of the Civil Rights movement where a complex mixture of love and hate, ignorance and enlightenment, and guilt and innocence co… OL16607513W
Edge of Eternity Edge of Eternity Ken Follett,John Lee Conclusion of Follett's *Century Trilogy*, set during the Cold War. OL17055743W
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
There comes a time There comes a time Milton Meltzer Presents an overview of the events in African American history that culminated in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s and represented a striving for equal rights. OL17729833W
Ready for a brand new beat Ready for a brand new beat Mark Kurlansky Can a song change a nation? In 1964, Marvin Gaye, record producer William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Motown songwriter Ivy Jo Hunter wrote "Dancing in the Street." Recorded by Martha and the Vandellas a… OL17887311W
Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr Jill C. Wheeler A biography of the civil rights leader who spent much of his life pursuing his dream of equal treatment for fellow African Americans and for all people. OL1830783W
Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King Lisa Renee Rhodes Biography of Martin Luther King's widow, from her childhood in rural Alabama to her crusade to keep her husband's message of peace and equality alive after his murder in 1968. OL1903109W
Betty before X Betty before X Ilyasah Shabazz Collaborating with author Renée Watson, Ilyasah Shabazz illuminates four poignant years in her mother's childhood, painting a beautiful and inspiring portrait of a girl overcoming the challenges of s… OL19729883W
To write in the light of freedom To write in the light of freedom 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… OL19996176W
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