I am Martin Luther King, Jr
"A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement"--
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I am John Lewis
"A picture book biography about the late American politician and civil rights activist John Lewis"--
Sweet justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
"A picture book biography about Georgia Gilmore, the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956"--
As Good As Anybody
Describes the experiences that influenced Martin Luther King, Jr., and Abraham Joshua Heschels's civil rights activism and discusses the friendship between the two men.
Fight for the right to read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for library reading equality
"Banning people from libraries is even worse than banning books! Decades before the Civil Rights Movement, Samuel Wilbert Tucker, a Black lawyer in Virginia, organized a peaceful read-in at the local public library, which was segregated. He wanted to affirm the right of everyone to use the library. Thanks to efforts like his, we can all sit at a table, any table, pick up a book, any book, and read."--Back cover.
Heeding the call: Jewish voices in America's civil rights struggle
"Heeding the Call: Jewish Voices in America's Civil Rights Struggle" chronicles the multifaceted role of Jewish Americans in the difficult struggle for civil rights. Their story will inspire the next generation of young Jews and African Americans to renew the legacy of cooperation which once united both groups. The struggle for equal rights in America forged a close connection between African Americans and Jews. But in recent years, that once amicable relationship has become strained. In "Heeding the Call," young people will discover how much the shared history of both groups unites rather than divides them.
