A graphic history of the civil rights movement

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Malcolm X and the fight for African American unity

2013
Recounts in graphic novel format the life of the charismatic Black Muslim leader, from his conversion to the Nation of Islam in prison and his leadership of the group in New York, to his conversion to orthodox Islam and his assassination..

The Little Rock nine and the fight for equal education

2013
Presents a graphic novel of the "Little Rock Nine," nine African American students who were the first to go to a previously segregated school, under armed guard.

Thurgood Marshall

the Supreme Court rules on "separate but equal"
2013
Presents a biography of Thurgood Marshall and outlines his battles for equal rights for minorities. Details Marshall's battle against he "Separate But Equal" rule and the Jim Crow Laws and reveals the national impact of his actions and the subsequent court ruling.

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

2013
Presents a graphic novel describing the life and accomplishments of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, detailing her stand against Alabama's segregation laws on a city bus and her involvement with the Montgomery bus boycott.

Medgar Evers and the NAACP

2013
Presents a graphic novel describing the life, accomplishments, and murder of Medgar Evers, a NAACP fighter for African-American civil rights.

Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington

2013
Uses a graphic novel format to illustrate the march on Washington and Martin Luther King's delivery of his "I Have a Dream" speech.
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