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Audism unveiled

This powerful documentary uses real life experiences from Deaf people of varied social, racial, and educational backgrounds showing how audism does lasting and harmful damage.

The words of Martin Luther King, Jr

Selections from Dr. King's speeches and writings illustrating his vision, his passion, and his faith.

Inspiring African-American civil rights leaders

Presents short biographies of eight influential African-American civil rights leaders, including W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer, and others.

Freedom's children

young civil rights activists tell their own stories
Southern African-Americans who were young and involved in the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s describe their experiences.

March

Presents in graphic novel format events from the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.

Seeds of freedom

the peaceful integration of Huntsville, Alabama
Explore a little-known story of the civil rights movement, in which black and white citizens in one Alabama city worked together nonviolently to end segregation.

Martin Luther King Jr.

marchar por la igualdad
A brief overview of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his dedication to winning equal rights for African-Americans through organized, nonviolent protest.

John Lewis in the lead

a story of the Civil Rights Movement
An illustrated biography of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his activities on behalf of civil rights, specifically his leadership in the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in an effort to secure voting rights for African-Americans.

Inside the Native American rights movement

2018
This significant book recounts the past and modern-day battles for Native American civil rights using the eyewitness reports of people on the front lines.
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Inside the LGBTQ+ movement

2018
Describes a topic of history often glossed over and a movement that is still working to effect change.
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