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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King was a civil rights leader in her own right, playing a prominent role in the African American struggle for racial equality in the 1960s.Here's a gripping portrait of a smart, remarkable woman. Growing up in Alabama, Coretta Scott King graduated valedictorian from her high school before becoming one of the first African American students at Antioch College in Ohio. It was there that she became politically...
Author
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The late Civil Rights activist and Congressman John Lewis is the 29th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 9. This book spotlights John Lewis, known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement, having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting Rights March, and for his lifelong dedication to public service as a member of the House of Representatives. John Lewis was never afraid to get...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Presents an illustrated biography of the man who spent his life pursuing his dream of equality and peace and was at the forefront of the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1968.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the African American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr., discussing his role as a civil rights activist, and describing the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama; peaceful protests; the March on Washington; his assassination; and related topics.
12) I am Rosa Parks
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The black woman whose acts of civil disobedience led to the 1956 Supreme Court order to desegregate buses in Montgomery, Alabama, explains what she did and why.
13) Rosa
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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14) I am Rosa Parks
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
15) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the African American who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.
16) As good as anybody: Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel's amazing march towards freedom
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
The story of two icons for social justice, how they formed a remarkable friendship and turned their personal experiences of discrimination into a message of love and equality for all.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing Group's PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A brief biography examining the value of dignity in the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A 50th-anniversary tribute shares the story of the youngest person to complete the momentous Selma to Montgomery March, describing her frequent imprisonments for her participation in nonviolent demonstrations and how she felt about her involvement in historic Civil Rights events.
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