Civil Rights Movement

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Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement

A Place to Land: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Speech that Inspired a Nation

A Place to Land: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Speech that Inspired a Nation

by Barry Wittenstein

Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

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Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin

by J. P. Miller

Illustrated by Markia Jenai

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Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement

Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement

by Ebony Joy Wilkins

Illustrated by Mark Simmons

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Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights

Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights

by Jim Haskins

Illustrated by Benny Andrews

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Freedom on the Menu

Freedom on the Menu

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue

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John Lewis In the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement

John Lewis In the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement

by Jim Haskins & Kathleen Benson

Illustrated by Benny Andrews

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Let the Children March

Let the Children March

by Monica Clark-Robinson

Illustrated by Frank Morrison

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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

by Alice Faye Duncan

Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

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Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

by Dee Romito

Illustrated by Laura Freeman

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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Young Readers Edition

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Young Readers Edition

by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis

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Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridge's First Day of School

Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridge's First Day of School

by Irene Cohen-Janca

Illustrated by Marc Daniau

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She Stood for Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland

She Stood for Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland

by Loki Mulholland and Angela Fairwell

Illustrated by Charlotta Janssen

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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Illustrated by Brian Pinkney

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Someday is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-Ins

Someday is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-Ins

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Illustrated by Jade Johnson

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This is Your Time

This is Your Time

by Ruby Bridges

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Through My Eyes

Through My Eyes

by Ruby Bridges

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Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido De Lemon Grove/A Ballad of Lemon Grove

Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido De Lemon Grove/A Ballad of Lemon Grove

by Christy Hale

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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Illustrated by Ekua Holmes

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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

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What We Believe: A Black Lives Matter Principles Activity Book

What We Believe: A Black Lives Matter Principles Activity Book

by Laleña Garcia

Illustrated by Caryn Davidson

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When They Call You A Terrorist: A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World

When They Call You A Terrorist: A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World

by Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele; adapted by Benee Knauer

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When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders

When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders

by J. Patrick Lewis

Illustrated by Jim Burke, R. Gregory Christie, Tonya Engel, John Parra, and Meilo So

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All the Way to the Top

All the Way to the Top

by Annette Bay Pimental

Illustrated by Nabi H. Ali

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The American Indian Rights Movement

The American Indian Rights Movement

by Eric Braun

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Civil Rights Then and Now: A Timeline for the Fight for Equality In America

Civil Rights Then and Now: A Timeline for the Fight for Equality In America

by Kristina Brooke Daniele

Illustrated by Lindsey Bailey

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Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for LGBT Rights, with 21 Activities

Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for LGBT Rights, with 21 Activities

by Jerome Pohlen

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Separate Is Never Equal

Separate Is Never Equal

by Duncan Tonatiuh

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Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution.

Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution.

by Rob Sanders

Illustrated by Jamey Christoph

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Vicki and A Summer of Change! ¡Vicki y un verano de cambio!

Vicki and A Summer of Change! ¡Vicki y un verano de cambio!

by Raquel M. Ortiz and Iris Morales

Illustrated by Sabrina Cintron, Eliana Falcón, and Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez

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We Want to Go To School! The Fight for Disability Rights

We Want to Go To School! The Fight for Disability Rights

by Maryann Cocca-Leffler and Janine Leffler

Illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

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When We Fight, We Win: Twenty-First-Century Social Movements and the Activists That Are Transforming Our World

When We Fight, We Win: Twenty-First-Century Social Movements and the Activists That Are Transforming Our World

by Greg Jobin-Leeds

Illustrated by AgitArte

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Without Separation: Prejudice, Segregation, and the Case of Roberto Alvarez

Without Separation: Prejudice, Segregation, and the Case of Roberto Alvarez

by Larry Dane Brimner

Illustrated by Maya Gonzalez

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