Filter By Subjects
African American women civil rights workers African American women educators African American women political activists African American women social reformers African Americans Biography African Americans Biography Juvenile literature Bethune, Mary McLeod 1875-1955 Political activists Robeson, Paul 1898-1976 TeachersFilter By Series
The Black American journeyFilter By Subjects
African American women civil rights workers African American women educators African American women political activists African American women social reformers African Americans Biography African Americans Biography Juvenile literature Bethune, Mary McLeod 1875-1955 Political activists Robeson, Paul 1898-1976 TeachersFilter By Series
The Black American journeySummary: This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. In the years since those events unfolded, the man at the center, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has become a mythic figure, a minister whose...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CITJones, Amy Robin
Summary: A biography of the African-American educator Mary McLeod Bethune, discussing her role in creating opportunities for African-Americans in education and government.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BETWarnock, Raphael G.
Summary: "Before Raphael Warnock became a pastor and the first Black senator from Georgia, he was a little boy whose father told him to get up, get dressed, put on his shoes, and get ready! So that's what he did, along every step of his journey. From his work boots to his marching band shoes to his shiny lace-ups, Senator Reverend Warnock found the right shoes to fit his feet and to carry him toward his...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WARWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A biography of American entertainer and political activist Paul Robeson.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024