Filter By Subjects
African American civil rights workers African Americans Civil rights Civil rights movements Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Juvenile literature Civil rights workers Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Défenseurs des droits de l'homme États-Unis Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Mouvements des droits de l'homme États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Rustin, Bayard 1912-1987 United StatesFilter By Series
Great figures in Black historyFilter By Subjects
African American civil rights workers African Americans Civil rights Civil rights movements Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Juvenile literature Civil rights workers Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Défenseurs des droits de l'homme États-Unis Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Mouvements des droits de l'homme États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Rustin, Bayard 1912-1987 United StatesFilter By Series
Great figures in Black historyDe Hamel, Christopher
Summary: "The people who made, saved, and sometimes destroyed medieval manuscripts, over a thousand years of history, from the acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts. The Manuscripts Club tells of twelve men and women, from the eleventh century to the twentieth, who all share an overwhelming obsession with illuminated manuscripts. The saint, the patron, the bookseller, the artist, the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Ingrassia, Lawrence
Summary: "Weaving his own moving family story with this sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia delivers an intimate, gripping tale that sits at the intersection of memoir and medical thriller"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Van Fleet, Xi
Summary: "A liberty-defending survivor of Mao's Cultural Revolution in China makes a passionate case that history is eerily repeating itself as the Woke Revolution spreads across America. Xi Van Fleet lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. Forced to the countryside with other young Chinese for re-education after high school, she later escaped communism and found...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Long, Michael G.
Summary: "This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civils rights leader, who, with the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, led 250,000 people to the doorstep of the U.S. government demanding change"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSLake, Theia
Summary: "Martin Luther King Jr.'s work in the civil rights movement transformed American and world history. In this educational text, readers will come to understand the significance of King's leadership and his lasting legacy. Historical photographs bring the information to life and sidebars feature interesting information, which adds dimension to the text. An informative timeline highlights key...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINSabic-El-Rayess, Amra
Summary: "A middle-grade nonfiction story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2024