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82) Perseverance
Pub. Date
1993.
Physical Desc
254 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the key legislative and judicial victories of the civil rights era spanning from 1954 to the early 1970s, including Brown v. the Board of Education, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Hands-on projects and research activities alongside essential questions, links to online resources, and text-to-world connections promote a profound understanding of history and offer opportunities...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The definitive story of the Civil Rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations are felt today.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year old Essie believes that Black people should be allowed to vote, and she's willing to march for that right. On Sunday, March 7, 1965, Essie puts on her best dress to join protesters as they plan to visit the governor in Montgomery, Alabama. But as the 600 marchers approach the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, they are stopped by angry state troopers who will do whatever it takes to stop the peaceful protesters."
89) Back of the bus
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
31 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 x28 cm
Language
English
Description
From the back of the bus, an African American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
An in-depth exploration of five different marches, protests, and boycotts of the Civil Rights Era actions that made it impossible for the people in power to ignore the social injustices rampant in the United States. Part of a new series on the civil rights era for ages 12 to 15 from Nomad Press. Thousands of protests, marches, and demonstrations of the Civil Rights Era gave a strong voice to people and groups who were traditionally ignored. These...
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xv, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
An essential collection of essays, interviews, poems, resolutions, and more from educators, students, and activists who have been building the Black Lives Matter at School movement across the country, including a foreword by Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi.
"Black Lives Matter at School succinctly generalizes lessons from successful challenges to institutional racism that have been won through the Black Lives Matter at School movement....
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the civil rights movement. Interesting photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about this important period in American history."--
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