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Summary: "Before the Ships is a powerful and poetic celebration of the early roots of Black history."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OSOBruchac, James
Summary: This book "plays" on the widespread American Indian belief that you can learn while you play and play while you learn. Annotation. Recognizing the widespread American Indian belief that you can learn while you play and play while you learn, "Native American Games and Stories" provides young readers with stories and games that educate and entertain them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Resources 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.089 BRULong, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSHubbard, Crystal
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LEWMerrell, Billy
Summary: "Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and was raised by his grandmother, who told him many stories of the Black American experience and taught him to be proud of his race from a young age. With her guidance, Langston became a talented writer in high school, creating dramatic plays, poetry, and articles for the school paper. His career as a writer would continue to blossom. Langston...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2024