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Promises to keep : how Jackie Robinson changed America
A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of a unique insider: his only daughter. Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights activist. The author ex…
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- 0439678757
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 927 ROB
I have a dream : the story of Martin Luther King
When Martin Luther King grew up in the South, black people were treated very badly. They had to go to separate schools. They could only ride in the back of the bus. In many places, they were not allowed to vote. Even as a young boy, Martin knew this was wrong. And when he grew up, he did something about it. He made speeches. He led marches. He made everyone think about what was fair.
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- 0590442309
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- 127 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- Scholastic Biography
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- 923 KIN
Teammates
This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League baseball team when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s, and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati, Pee Wee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. Illustrated with a blend of historic photographs and eloquent watercolors by Paul Bacon.
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- 0590366696
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- 32 pages : illustration : 21 cm
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- 927 GOL
Leon's story
I remember that as a young boy I used to look in the mirror and I would curse my color, my blackness. But in those days they didn't call you "black." They didnt say "minority." They called us "colored" or "nigger." Leon Tillage grew up the son of a sharecropper in a small town in North Carolina. Told in vignettes, this is his story about walking four miles to the school for black children, a…
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- 0439283191
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- 107 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 920 TIL
Sister Anne's hands
It's the early 1960s, and Anna has never seen a person with dark skin before. At first she is afraid of her new second grade teacher, but she quickly discovers how wonderful Sister Anne is. Then one of Anna's classmates directs a racist remark toward Sister Anne. The teacher's wise way of turning the incident into a powerful learning experience has a profound impact on Anna.
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- 051488006992
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- LO
Freedom school, yes!
Jolie has a lot to be scared about since the new Freedom School teacher, Annie, came to town. Bricks thrown through windows in the dead of night, notes filled with hate, and now a fire has burnt down the church where Annie was supposed to start teaching tomorrow! Without the church, how can she possibly teach Jolie and the other townspeople about black poets and artists, historians and inventor…
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- 0399230068
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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The bus ride
With its inspiring introduction by Rosa Parks, The Bus Ride is a timely reminder for readers of all ages that no act is too small when it comes to confronting injustice. Sarah and her mother ride the bus every day. There are lots of other people on the bus, but some passengers aren't allowed to sit in certain areas. One day, Sarah decides to see what she's missing by sitting at the back of …
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- 9781880000601
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Chicken Sunday
After being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers' determine to buy their grandma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood.
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- 059046244X
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Freedom summer
John Henry swims better than anyone I know. He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp monster, but he doesn't swim in the town pool with me. He's not allowed. Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim. But there's one important way they're different: Joe is white and John Henry is black, and in t…
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- 9780689878299
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Yo! Yes?
This Caldecott Honor classic is a simple yet important story about friendship. Two kids meet on a street. "Yo!" says one. "Yes?" says the other. And so begins a conversation that turns strangers into friends. With vibrant illustrations, Chris Raschka's rhythmic read-aloud is a celebration of differences -- and how it just takes a few words to overcome them. More relevant than ever in our divid…
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- 9780439921855
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- 26 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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