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African American civil rights workers African Americans Biography African Americans Civil rights Civil rights demonstrations Civil rights movements Civil rights workers Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Noirs américains Droits Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Rustin, Bayard 1912-1987 United StatesSummary: An alcoholic, failed attorney is reduced to ambulance chasing. A friend gives him a supposedly easy malpractice case which becomes a last chance to redeem himself and his career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY VERPlunkett, Lauren
Summary: At the heart of every individual with type 1 diabetes is the desire to break through boundaries and self-limitations, while feeling optimistic about living a healthy life. Many of us are diagnosed young and raised within a rigid healthcare system based on blood tests, food rules, and fear. A life of pokes and injections is no walk in the park, but growing up knowing almost nothing about taking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wise Ink Creative Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.462 PLUDouglas, Deborah D.
Summary: The U.S. Civil Rights Trail offers a vivid glimpse into the story of Black America's fight for freedom and equality. From eye-opening landmarks to celebrations of triumph over adversity, experience a tangible piece of history with Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail. Includes flexible itineraries, historic civil rights sites, the culture of the movement, expert insight, travel tools, and detailed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Long, 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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Place a hold to request this item.Kurtz, Jane.
Summary: In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that proclaimed that it was time -- long overdue -- for all people to be treated as equals. Today his beliefs are more important than ever, and author Jane Kurtz explains Dr. King's words in language even the youngest reader can understand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Weatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. Every movement has its unsung...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022