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Anderson, Carol (Carol Elaine) Cherry-Paul, Sonja Pryor, Shawn Singh, Deanna Watson, BruceWatson, Bruce
Summary: "In the summer of 1964, as the Civil Rights movement boiled over, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black Americans already battling for democracy, their dignity and the right to vote. The campaign was called "Freedom Summer." But on the evening after volunteers arrived, three young civil rights workers went...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1196 WATPryor, Shawn
Summary: "On February 1, 1960, four young black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, many restaurants in the South did not serve black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South, and within six months, the lunch counter at which they'd first protested was integrated....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.6 PRYSingh, Deanna
Summary: "Good for you! You've taken the first step in a lifelong journey to learn what you can do to help end racism. Maybe you've seen someone treated unfairly just because of the color of their skin. Maybe you were treated unfairly because of the color of yours. Maybe you've seen protests in the news and wondered what they're really all about. Whatever reason you picked up this book, you're here...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 SINCherry-Paul, Sonja
Summary: "Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller Stamped: racism, antiracism and you, this audiobook takes you on a journey from present to past and back again. You'll find out where racist ideas came from, identify how they impact America today, and meet those who have fought racism with antiracism. Along the way, you'll see how you can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in your own life."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA 305.8 CHECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA 305.8 CHEAnderson, Carol (Carol Elaine)
Summary: "This ... young adult adaptation brings her ideas to a new audience. When America achieves milestones of progress toward full and equal black participation in democracy, the systemic response is a consistent racist backlash that rolls back those wins. We Are Not Yet Equal examines five of these moments: The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction was greeted with Jim Crow laws; the promise of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2018