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Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020....
2) Rosa Parks
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of Rosa Parks, African American civil rights activist.
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
Myrlie Louise Beasley met Medgar Evers on her first day of college. They fell in love at first sight, married just one year later, and Myrlie left school to focus on their growing family. Medgar became the field secretary for the Mississippi branch of the NAACP, charged with beating back the most intractable and violent resistance to black voting rights in the country. Myrlie served as Medgar's secretary and confidant, working hand in hand with him...
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Born into a family of pastors, Martin grew up understanding the power of words. As a child, the world he lived in was deeply divided, and he knew he had to change it. Learning from greats like Gandhi, Martin used words to touch people's hearts with love and justice, rather than hatred and violence. This inspiring story features a facts and photos section at the back"--Back cover.
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