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Who was Rosa Parks?
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Stephen Marchesi,Yona Zeldis McDonough |
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "… |
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Desmond Tutu, bishop of peace
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Carol Greene |
Profiles the life of the South African bishop who has worked energetically and courageously to improve the lot of black people in South Africa. |
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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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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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James Baldwin
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Susan Henneberg |
Growing up African American in the middle part of the twentieth century, James Baldwin saw firsthand the ugly racism that scarred the United States. Further complicating his identity was the fact tha… |
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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Karen Latchana Kenney |
"This title will inform readers about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, others who were involved, like Martin Luther King Jr., the Supreme Court's decision to desegregate public buses, and t… |
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