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Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (Scholastic Reader - Level 2) by Ruby Bridges Publisher Comments The extraordinary true story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to integrate a New Orleans school--now with simple text for young readers! In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school where she changed... (read more) List Price $3.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson Publisher Comments The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice; of a country divided by law, education, and wealth; of a people whose struggles and achievements helped define... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Hardcover
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Voice That Challenged a Nation (11 Edition) by Russell Freedman Publisher Comments "A voice like yours," celebrated conductor Arturo Toscanini told contralto Marian Anderson, "is heard once in a hundred years." This insightful account of the great African American vocalist considers her life and musical career in the context of the... (read more) List Price $10.99 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors by Kareem Abdul-jabbar Publisher Comments Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Did you know that James West invented the microphone in your cell phone? That... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Hardcover
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Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story by Calvin A Ramsey Publisher Comments A true story inspires the moving tale of a mule that played a key role in the civil rights movement-- and a young boy who sees history anew. Sitting on a bench waiting for his mother, Alex spies a mule chomping on greens in someone's garden, and he can't... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks Publisher Comments Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defiance. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography,... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Underground by Shane W. Evans Publisher Comments One of School Library Journals Best Nonfiction Books of 2011A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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Black and White: The Confrontation of Reverence Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor by Larry D Brimner Publisher Comments A riveting account of the racially-charged events that shook Birmingham, AL in the '50's and '60's, focusing on the lives and interactions of two key figures: Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth, pastor of the Bethel Baptist church and founder of the Southern... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad (Dell Yearling Biography) by Kate Mcmullan Publisher Comments From the time she was a small child, Harriet Tubman was forced to work in the fields and was treated badly by her owner. Finally, leaving her family behind, she ran away to the North, where she became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad —... (read more) List Price $5.50 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles Publisher Comments Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first African American child to integrate a New Orleans school with this paperback reissue! The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search... (read more) Your price: $6.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Was Shot by Jim Haskins Publisher Comments Uses drawings and photographs to trace the history of the Civil Rights movement from the American Revolution to the present.... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Juneteenth (Let's See Library: Holidays) by Natalie Rosinsky Publisher Comments - Table of contents, index, and glossary<BR>- Additional resources and facts<BR>- Questions and answer... (read more) List Price $19.93 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Great Migration: Journey to the North by Eloise Greenfield Publisher Comments We were one family among the many thousands. Mama and Daddy leaving home, coming to the city, with their hopes and their courage, their dreams and their children, to make a better life. When Eloise Greenfield was four months old, her family moved from... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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My Dream of Martin Luther King by Faith Ringgold Publisher Comments Now in Dragonfly--from the acclaimed creator of the Caldecott Honor Book Tar Beach comes a personal and captivating portrait of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King (If You Lived...) by Ellen Levine Publisher Comments If you lived at the time of Martin Luther King --When did the civil rights movement begin? --Were children involved in civil rights protests? --What was the March on Washington? This book tells you what it was like during the exciting era when Martin... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry Publisher Comments Born a slave, Harriet Tubman dreamed of freedom. And through hard work and her willingness to risk everything-including her life-she was able to make that dream come true.But after making her escape, Harriet realized that her own freedom was not enough.... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Dharathul Millender Publisher Comments One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Traditional African American Arts and Activities (Celebrating Our Heritage) by Sonya Kimble Ellis Publisher Comments African Americans throughout our country’s history have developed a rich heritage of arts and activities. Now you can discover and enjoy many of these traditions, from celebrating Juneteenth to making African masks to creating unique quilts, right... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney Publisher Comments It was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side. This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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The Legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West by Gary Paulsen Publisher Comments Born into slavery, Bass Reeves became the most successful US Marshal of the Wild West. Many "heroic lawmen" of the Wild West, familiar to us through television and film, were actually violent scoundrels and outlaws themselves. But of all the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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