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Let's read about.... Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks believed in herself and worked hard to succeed from the time she was a girl. Read about Rosa, a young woman who helped change history when she fought for black people's equal rights.
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- 0439564131
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 920 PAR
Freedom walkers : the story of the Montgomery bus boycott
A riveting account of the civil rights boycott that changed history by the foremost author of history for young people. Now a classic, Freedman’s book tells the dramatic stories of the heroes who stood up against segregation and Jim Crow laws in 1950s Alabama. A master of succinct historical narratives, Freeman explains the contributions of and sacrifices made by Rosa Parks and Claudette …
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- 9780545034449
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- 114 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 920 FRE
Dare to dream : Coretta Scott King and the civil rights movement
From her childhood encounters with discrimination to her activism as an adult, Coretta Scott King dreamed of finding a place where people were treated equally. This compelling biography tells how she joined her husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to lead protest marches and stand up to prejudice and violence.
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- 9780439168410
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- 60 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 923 KIN
Take a stand, Rosa Parks
Take a Stand, Rosa Parks! by Peter and Connie Roop. It is one in a series of chapter book biographies the Roops have done for Scholastic. Rosa Parks is best known for her refusal to give up her seat on James Blake's bus. Take a Stand explains the circumstances of Rosa's life that lead her to take on James Blake.
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- 0439676258
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- 59 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- A Scholastic Chapter Book Biography
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- 923 PAR
A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr
Born in 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up to become a civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights. Young readers will learn how his interest in equality was sparked by experiences in his childhood, and how his legacy shaped modern America. Pairing detailed illustrations and an accessible na…
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- 0590436112
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- 32 pages : illustration : 20 cm
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- 923 KIN
The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the…
Before the Little Rock Nine, before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr. and his March on Washington, there was Barbara Rose Johns, a teenager who used nonviolent civil disobedience to draw attention to her cause. In 1951, witnessing the unfair conditions in her racially segregated high school, Barbara Johns led a walkout—the first public protest of its kind demanding racial equality in …
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- 9781419707964
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- 56 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 323 KAN
Let's read about.....Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up in the South and it was there that he learned about racism. He became a leader and taught the world about equality. Young readers will learn his story and why we still celebrate this man and his dream today.
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- 0439221129
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- Sholastic First Biographies
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- 923 KIN
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