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A Kid's Guide to African American History by Nancy I Sanders Publisher Comments What do all these people have in common: the first man to die in the American Revolution, a onetime chief of the Crow Nation, the inventors of peanut butter and the portable X-ray machine, and the first person to make a wooden clock in this... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ellen's Broom by Kelly Lyons Publisher Comments A young girl learns a new meaning for freedom during the time of Reconstruction Ellen always knew the broom resting above the hearth was special. Before it was legal for her mother and father to officially be married, the broom was what made them a... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson Publisher Comments This poetic book is a resounding tribute to Tubman's strength, humility, and devotion. With proper reverence, Weatherford and Nelson do justice to the woman who, long ago, earned over and over the name Moses.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - 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 In the nineteen fifties and early sixties, Birmingham, Alabama, became known as Bombingham. At the center of this violent time in the fight for civil rights, and standing at opposite ends, were Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull"... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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African Americans (Spirit of America: Our Cultural Heritage) by Michael Burgan Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.... (read more) List Price $27.07 Your price: $1.75 Used - Hardcover
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My Name is York by Elizab Van Steenwyk Publisher Comments When the Lewis and Clark Expedition launched its search for a water passage to the Pacific Ocean in 1803, a black slave accompanied them. His name was York and, in this beautifully illustrated picture book, he tells the tale of this remarkable journey... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad (Unspoken) by Henry Cole Publisher Comments A young girl's courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story. When a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at once startled and frightened. But the stranger's fearful eyes weigh upon her conscience, and she must make a... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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My Uncle Martin's Words for America: Martin Luther King JR.'s Niece Tells How He Made a Difference by Angela Farris Watkins Publisher Comments In this inspirational story about Martin Luther King Jr.—told from the perspective of his niece Angela Farris Watkins—readers learn how King used his message of love and peace to effectively fight for African Americans civil rights... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman (Scholastic Biography) by Dorothy Sterling Publisher Comments Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Scottsboro Case (Landmark Events in American History) by Michael V. Uschan Publisher Comments - Time line<BR>- Focus boxes<BR>- Maps<BR>- Primary source documents<BR>- Further reading<BR>- Glossary &... (read more) List Price $31.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Most Loved in All the World by Tonya Hegamin Publisher Comments An authentic and powerful account of slavery and how a handmade quilt helps a little girl leave home for freedom. With a poet's keen ear, Tonya Hegamin tells the account of a little girl whose mother is a secret agent on the Underground Railroad. Before... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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I Have a Dream by Margaret Davidson Publisher Comments "An inspiring portrait of a man who changed the course of American history . . . Well documented, clearly written and illustrated with captivating photos."--"Kirkus Review."... (read more) Your price: $4.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Champ by Tonya Bolden Publisher Comments Muhammad Ali is one of the world's best-known figures, and this incredible biography delves into precisely why. Bolden's careful research and elegant telling, paired with Christie's incredible paintings, make this a book that will inform and inspire... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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Portraits of African American Heroes by Tonya Bolden Publisher Comments This stunningly beautiful book consists of portraits--in pictures and words--of 20 outstanding African Americans, ranging from historical to contemporary figures. Duotone illustrations.... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Freedom Like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans by J Patrick Lewis Publisher Comments A poetry collection celebrating 13 black Americans.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $1.50 Used - Hardcover
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Rosa Parks My Story by Rosa Parks Publisher Comments List Price $4.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Book Club Paperback
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Undying Glory: The Story of the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment by Clinton Cox Synopsis Recounts the history of the "Glory" regiment of Massuchusetts, black men who risked their lives for the Union cause. d.0:... (read more) List Price $3.25 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sojourner Truth and the Struggle for Freedom by Edward Beec Claflin Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (Blck (Black Americans of Achievement) by Robert E Jakoubek List Price $19.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Frederick Douglass: A Voice for Freedom in the 1800s (Scholastic Biography) by Camilla J Wilson Your price: $3.50 Used - Book Club Paperback
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