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Summary: In this lush, acclaimed book, award-winning author-illustrator Kadir Nelson tells the story of global icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela in poignant free verse and glorious illustrations. It is the story of a young boy's determination to change South Africa, and of the struggles of a man who eventually became the president of his country. Mandela believed in equality for all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2018
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Summary: Presents a biography of the former South African president best known for his political activism and fight to end apartheid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MANRappaport, Doreen.
Summary: An introduction to the life and career of America's 16th president.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.092 RapShange, Ntozake.
Summary: This extraordinary union of poetry and monumental artwork captures the movement for civil rights in the United States, and honors it most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB King ShaWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TubNapoli, Donna Jo
Summary: The story of Wangari Maathai, who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization, and in 2004 was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2010