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Duster, Michelle Meadows, Michelle Riley, Rochelle Schmidt, Gary D Winter, JeanetteDuster, Michelle
Summary: "An inspiring picture book biography of Ida B. Wells-who was an educator, journalist, feminist, businesswoman, newspaper owner, public speaker, suffragist, civil rights activist, and women's club leader-as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WELRiley, Rochelle
Summary: That They Lived: African Americans Who Changed the World features Riley's grandson, Caleb, and Lola photographed in timeless black and white, dressed as important individuals such as business owners, educators, civil rights leaders, and artists, alongside detailed biographies that begin with the figures as young children who had the same ambitions, fears, strengths, and obstacles facing them...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 RIL1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 RIL
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J810 RILMeadows, Michelle
Summary: "This first-ever picture book biography of the legendary writer and activist introduces readers to this passionate Black man who discovered his true power in the written word, which opened the world to him as he used his voice fearlessly"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BALWinter, Jeanette
Summary: "Celebrated picture book biographer Jeanette Winter shares the story of champion tennis players--and sisters--Venus and Serena Williams"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WINSchmidt, Gary D
Summary: Shows how the hardships of slavery, particularly the loss of her family, caused Isabella Baumfree to walk towards freedom, to re-invent herself as Sojourner Truth, and to continue walking to abolish slavery and for other reforms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2018