civil rights

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The rights to free speech and expression are a vital part of any democracy. Balancing these rights with other priorities--such as national defense and the protection of minorities--is an ongoing struggle both in the United States and in democracies across the globe. The benefits of democracy can be found in every part of the globe. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and its communist ideology in 1991, democracy has been touted as the only real answer to the world's challenges. At the same time, the true meaning of democracy has rarely been so extensively tested. Foundations of Democracy, will take a global view of the fundamental cornerstones of this form of government that Winston Churchill famously called "the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried." Each title in this series contains an introduction, color photos throughout, and back matter including: an index and further reading lists for books and internet resources. Key Icons appear throughout the books in this series in an effort to encourage library readers to build knowledge, gain awareness, explore possibilities and expand their viewpoints through our content rich non-fiction books. Key Icons in this series are as follows: Words to Understand are shown at the front of each chapter with definitions. These words are set in boldfaced type in that chapter, so that readers are able to reference back to the definitions--building their vocabulary and enhancing their reading comprehension. Sidebars are highlighted graphics with content rich material within that allows readers to build knowledge and broaden their perspectives by weaving together additional information to provide realistic and holistic perspectives. Text Dependent Questions are placed at the end of each chapter. They challenge the reader's comprehension of the chapter they have just read, while sending the reader back to the text for more careful attention to the evidence presented there. Research Projects are provided at the end of each chapter as well and provide readers with suggestions for projects that encourage deeper research and analysis. And a Series Glossary of Key Terms is included in the back matter containing terminology used throughout the series. Words found here broaden the reader's knowledge and understanding of terms used in this field.

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press are three of the core American values outlined in the Constitution. Constitutional Rights explains these and other rights contained in one of America's key founding documents. Clear text, helpful sidebars, and color photographs give readers a compelling overview of this important subject. Features include fast facts, a table of contents, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

This book describes the life and work of Rosa Parks, who took a stand against segregation.

A story of the American South in the 1960's. Meridian Hill is a courageous young activist and has dedicated herself to the Civil rights Movement.

From Connecticut schoolrooms to the Supreme Court, Donald Williams offers a compelling look at the struggle for Black equality in America. Williams reminds readers that abolitionism was the first Civil Rights Movement and that race reformers like Prudence Crandall struggled to overcome prejudice in the North as well as the South.

In 1215, England was beset by foreign crises and cornered by a growing domestic rebellion. King John reluctantly agreed to fix his seal to a document that would change the course of history. At the time of its creation, the Magna Carta was just a peace treaty drafted by a group of rebel barons who were tired of the king's high taxes, arbitrary justice, and endless foreign wars. The fragile peace it established would last only two months, but its principles have reverberated over the centuries. This narrative follows the story of the Magna Carta's creation, its failure, and the war that subsequently engulfed England, and charts the high points in its unexpected afterlife: it protected the church, banned unlawful imprisonment, and set limits to the exercise of royal power. It established the principle that taxation must be tied to representation and paved the way for the creation of parliament. Our Declaration of Independence was formulated after the Magna Carta.

In the summer of 1964 more than seven hundred American college students descended upon segregated Mississippi to register Black voters and educate Black children. On the night they arrived three volunteers disappeared. Moving from Mississippi's squalid sharecroppers' shacks to the 1964 Democratic Convention in Atlantic City, the United States was torn between its own destructive history and the moral imperative for a just future.

Describes the roles of the Bill of Rights, abolitionists, Abraham Lincoln, and Susan B. Anthony in America's movement toward equal rights for all of its people, and presents a child's perspective of the Emancipation Proclamation.

After the success of the Nashville sit-in campaign, John Lewis is more committed than ever to changing the world through nonviolence -- but as he and his fellow Freedom Riders board a bus into the vicious heart of the deep south, they will be tested like never before.