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Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1984], c1984
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Baptist minister from Georgia who led a non-violent crusade against racial segregation which resulted in new awareness among Americans of all colors of the principles of which their nation was founded.
64) Martin's dream
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that proclaimed that it was time - long overdue - for all men to be treated as equals. Today his beliefs are more important than ever, and author Jane Kurtz explains Dr. King's words in language even the youngest reader can understand"--P. [4] of cover.
65) Harriet Tubman
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of Harriet Tubman, highlighting her brave actions on the Underground Railroad that helped lead more than seven hundred slaves to freedom.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow"--
The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn't affect our present day, but we would be wrong. Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow. Jaha Nailah Avery is a lawyer, scholar, and reporter...
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come"--
71) Ida B. Wells
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and accomplishments of the activist, educator, writer, journalist, suffragette, and pioneering voice against the horrors of lynching who set out to better the lives of African-Americans long before the Civil Rights Movement.
72) Free at last!
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A biography of the civil rights leader, covering his childhood, leadership, powerful speeches, assassination, and greatest influences.
74) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
2002, �2001
Language
English
Description
Using a variety of primary sources, this biography of Harriet Tubman describes the life of a former slave who was responsible for helping many other slaves to freedom.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, the world mourned. Though just 39, King's work in the civil rights movement had already transformed American and world history. Readers will come to understand the gravity of King's sacrifice as well as discover surprising information, such as an early assassination attempt and an FBI investigation. Historical photographs and interesting sidebars add to the depth...