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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A stunning picture book biography about the early life of Ida B. Wells, her incredible work as a suffragist, and her critical role in the Women's March of 1913. Ida B. Wells grew up during a time when women did not have the right to vote. But Ida aspired for equality; she had learned from her parents to forge a life through hope and bravery, so she worked tirelessly to fight for an America that was fair to everyone regardless of race and gender....
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote. Powerfully conveyed through interconnected stories and told through the eyes of a child, this book combines poetry, prose, and stunning illustrations to shine light on this forgotten history.
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1964, as the Civil Rights movement boiled over, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black Americans already battling for democracy, their dignity and the right to vote. The campaign was called "Freedom Summer." But on the evening after volunteers arrived, three young civil rights workers went missing, presumed victims of the Ku Klux Klan. The disappearance...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Activist Belva Lockwood never stopped asking herself the question Are women not worth the same as men? She had big dreams and didn't let anyone stand in her way--not her father, her law school, or even the U.S. Supreme Court. She fought for equality for women in the classroom, in the courtroom, and in politics.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this imaginative biographical story, Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony sit down over a cup of tea in 1904 to reminisce about their struggles and triumphs in the service of freedom and women's rights.
Author
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Historian Eric Foner chronicles the way in which Americans -- black and white -- responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. He addresses the quest of emancipated slaves searching for economic autonomy and equal citizenship, and describes the remodeling of Southern society, the evolution of racial attitudes and patterns of race relations, and the emergence of a national state possessing vastly expanded authority...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In 1904, nine-year-old Samantha, an orphan living with her wealthy grandmother, and her servant friend Nellie have a midnight adventure when they try to find out what has happened to the seamstress who suddenly left her job.
Author
Publisher
37 Ink/Atria
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An eye-opening, inspiring, and timely account of the complex relationship between leading suffragist Alice Paul and President Woodrow Wilson in the fight for women's equality. Woodrow Wilson arrives in Washington, DC, in March 1913, a day before he is to take the presidential oath of office. He is surprised by the modest turnout. The crowds and reporters are blocks away from Union Station, watching a parade of eight thousand suffragists on Pennsylvania...
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Celebrate American history and learn about the public and private lives of our Presidents; Senator Ted Kennedy and his dog, Splash, invite children on a typical whirlwind day on Capitol Hill; A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were Madam President; The true story of Esther Morris, who started out life believing she could do anything, and then proved it. Supports early reading; leadership; history knowledge.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Voting gives people a voice in their communities. In the past, racist laws and practices kept Black American voices silent. No place was more affected by this racism than the state of Mississippi. In 1964, organizers and volunteers brought change to Mississippi. This movement to register Black voters became known as Freedom Summer, and it led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Discover the people, events, and results of Freedom Summer...
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