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• Mahalia Jackson

  Freedom's Voice

  Patrick, Denise Lewis,

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  Mahalia Jackson was known as the queen of gospel music. A close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s, she was also a civil rights activist who sang at the March on Washington.

• More Than a Dream

  the Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

  Williams, Yohuru, 1971-

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  On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was a mass outcry for jobs and freedom NOW--not at some undetermined point in the future. It…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unstoppable

  How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington

  Long, Michael G.,

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  This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civils rights leader, who, with the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, led 250,000 people to the doorstep of the U.S. government…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Marching to the Mountaintop

  How Poverty, Labor Fights and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King Jr's Final Hours

  Bausum, Ann

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  Marching to the Mountaintop revisits 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, to examine how the sanitation workers' strike set the scene for one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s greatest speeches. It would also be the site of his tragic death, an event that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Women in the Civil Rights Movement

  Grant, Kesha,

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  Women marched in nonviolent protests, boycotted, organized, and inspired. Their courage fueled a movement that changed the nation. nside, you'll find: Accounts of women who were threatened and attacked just for asking for equal rights ; Iconic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King

  a Life : Young Adult Edition

  Eig, Jonathan,

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  Often regarded as more of a myth and legend than man, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was many things throughout his storied life: student, activist, preacher, dreamer, father, husband. In this adaptation for young readers, you will meet a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All You Have to Do

  Allen, Autumn,

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  Intertwining the stories of two Black students decades apart, this novel follows Kevin and Gibran as they navigate similar forms of racism while discovering who they want to be instead of what society tells them they are.

• Troublemaker for Justice

  the Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington

  Houtman, Jacqueline,

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  This biography about Bayard Rustin, a gay African American leader in the civil rights movement, who used his pacifist roots, intelligence, and gift of song to promote civil rights and peaceful protest in the mid-20th century.

• The Port Chicago 50

  Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

  Sheinkin, Steve,

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  This book is an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion in California.

• The Dream Builder's Blueprint

  Dr. King's Message to Young People

  Duncan, Alice Faye,

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  A riveting found poem for kids based on Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Street Sweeper" speech. Dr. King's words are creatively interpreted in this nonfiction picture book written by acclaimed author Alice Faye Duncan, accompanied by gorgeous artwork by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sitting In, Standing Up

  Leaders of the Civil Rights Era

  Taylor, Diane C.,

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  Learn about five major figures of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s: Thurgood Marshall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ella Baker, and John Lewis. Hands-on activities, essential questions, text-to-world connections, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We've Got a Job

  the 1963 Birmingham Children's March

  Levinson, Cynthia

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  We've Got a Job is about at time when 4,000 African American students boycotted school to participate in a march to protest segregation in May 1963.

• Stolen Justice

  the Struggle for African American Voting Rights

  Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947-

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  By interweaving stories about African Americans who fought for the right to vote and those who worked against them, Goldstone highlights the adversities African Americans have faced to gain and retain access to the ballot.

• Voices of Freedom

  An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement From the 1950s Through the 1980s

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  In this companion to the acclaimed television series "Eyes on the Prize", the authors draw on nearly 1,000 interviews with civil rights activists, politicians, reporters, Justice Department officials, and hundreds of ordinary people who took part in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Remember

  the Journey to School Integration

  Morrison, Toni

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  Toni Morrison has collected photographs that depict the historical events surrounding school desegregation. These unforgettable images serve as the inspiration for Ms. Morrison"s text--a fictional account of the dialogue and emotions of the children…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• March. Book One

  Lewis, John, 1940-2020

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  A graphic novel trilogy based on the life of civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis.

• The March Against Fear

  the Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power

  Bausum, Ann,

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  The March Against Fear, was the last great march of the civil rights era. It started in Memphis, Tennessee and ended in Jackson, Mississippi. The goal was to make Mississippi a less fearful place for black Americans, the march swelled to 15,000…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Crazy Summer

  Williams-Garcia, Rita

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  In 1968, three sisters (Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern) leave their home in Brooklyn to visit their mother in Oakland who left them years ago, and they discover her involvement with the burgeoning Black Panther Party.