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Books in Stories of the Civil Rights Movement series

  • The Little Rock Nine and the Fight for Equal Education

    Gary Jeffrey, Nana Li

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Retells in graphic novel format the story of the brave African American students who faced violent opposition when they integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in September, 1957.
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  • Thurgood Marshall: The Supreme Court Rules on "Separate but Equal"

    Gary Jeffrey

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2012)
    In a landmark case known as Brown v. Board of Education, the US Supreme Court changed American society forever when it ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional. This exciting graphic novel intertwines two tales to illuminate events leading up to this dramatic episode in US history. One is the story of African Americans long struggle for equal rights following the Civil War. The other is the account of the personal struggles and triumphs of Thurgood Marshall, the African American lawyer who argued the case before the Supreme Court. Accessible text and lively illustrations engage readers and help them experience the drama of events as if they were there.
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  • Medgar Evers and the NAACP

    Gary Jeffrey

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Discusses the life of civil rights leader Medgar Evers who was assassinated in June 1963 at the age of thirty-seven.
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  • Little Rock Nine

    Carla Mooney

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2015)
    This title will inform readers about the little rock nineincluding who they were, what they went through to attend a former whites-only school, and what theyd go on to accomplish. Vivid details, well-chosen photographs, and primary sources bring this story and this case to life. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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  • Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Gary Jeffrey, Nick Spender

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2012)
    The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal event that launched the civil rights movement and helped transform American society. This epic tale of courage and peaceful resistance began with a simple No spoken by an African American seamstress. When Rosa Parks, exhausted after a long day at work, refused to give up her bus seat for a white man, she defied the strict segregation laws that made blacks second-class citizens. What followed was a test of courage and resolve that ultimately reshaped the nation. Using powerful illustrations and accessible text, this exciting graphic novel tells the story of actions, arrests, and the dramatic events that followed.
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  • Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka

    Sharon J. Wilson

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Presents a history of the Brown v. Board of Education trial, explores the controversies surrounding the event, and discusses its impact today.
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  • Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington

    Stephanie Watson

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Recounts the events leading up to the March on Washington in 1963 led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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  • Freedom Summer, 1964

    Carla Mooney

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Examines the Mississippi Summer Project of 1964, which asked both black and white volunteers to travel throughout Mississippi, registering black Mississippians to vote, establishing "Freedom Schools" for black children, and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
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  • Nonviolent Resistance in the Civil Rights Movement

    Gail Terp

    Hardcover (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2015)
    This title will inform readers about nonviolent resistance during the civil rights movement. The title will discuss Martin Luther King Jr., who helped organize nonviolent protests, as well as others involved, and the types of nonviolent protestslike sit-ins. Vivid details, well-chosen photographs, and primary sources bring this story and this case to life. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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  • James Meredith and the University of Mississippi

    Karen Kenney

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2015)
    This title will inform readers about James Meredith, a leader in the civil rights movement, who exercised his right to an equal education by applying to the University of Mississippi, and led a march through Mississippi to ensure the enforcement of civil rights for African Americans. Vivid details, well-chosen photographs, and primary sources bring this story and this case to life. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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  • Passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Xina M. Uhl

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Looks at the events leading up to the Civil Rights Act and the impact of this landmark piece of legislation.
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  • Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Karen Kenney

    Library Binding (Core Library, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Profiles the African American woman who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.
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