Tells the life story of singer Marian Anderson, describing her famous 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance and explaining how she helped end segregation in the American arts after being refused the right to perform at Washington's Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin.
Contains articles that provide information about people, places, events, organizations, and movements related to Civil Rights in the United States, arranged alphabetically from the labor movement to Zoot Suit Riots; and includes a cumulative index.
Contains articles that provide information about people, places, events, organizations, and movements related to Civil Rights in the United States; arranged alphabetically from Ralph Abernathy to William Kuntsler; and includes a copy of the Bill of Rights.
Presents the story of the Montgomery bus boycott. Describes the first incident when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and continues through the year's events that led to the end of segregation in the South.
from the back of the bus to the front of a movement
Wilson, Camilla
Chronicles the life of Rosa Parks--whose refusal to move to the back of an Alabama bus in 1955 became a symbol of the civil rights movement--up to her receival of the Congressional Medal of Freedom in 1999.
"Introduces the cultural significance of gender identity in the United States and beyond. Kids learn about the history of LGBTQ rights, with a particular focus on transgender rights, while engaging in research activities that reinforce both academic and social-emotional learning"--Provided by publisher.
the trials of Scottsboro boys: lies, prejudice, and the fourteenth amendment
Brimner, Larry Dane
2019
Presents court documents and eyewitness accounts that looks at the Scottsboro case, in which nine young African-American men were arrested in Alabama in 1931, convicted of raping two white women, and freed years later.
