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Biographical sketches of African Americans known for their civil rights work.

"A poignant picture book biography on how John Lewis got his library card and helped change history. All John Lewis wanted was a library card, but in 1956, libraries were only for white people. That didn't seem fair to John, and so he spent a lifetime advocating for change and fighting against unfair laws until the laws changed. Finally, black people could eat at restaurants, see movies, vote in elections, and even get library cards. With an in-depth...

Profiles the lives and achievements of nine civil rights leaders, including Ida B. Wells, A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Fannie Lou Hamer.

Bausum compares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis and James Zwerg in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of our nation's past. The book shows how a common interest in justice created the convergent path that enabled these young men to meet as Freedom Riders on a bus journey south.

"Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020....

"A picture book biography of Elijah Cummings, outlining major events in his childhood, career and fight for justice"-- Provided by publisher.

Profiles people who led the civil rights movement in the United States, including Rosa Parks, Asa Philip Randolph, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and Booker T. Washington.

"Marian Wright Edelman was a lifelong flea for justice--making people itch--as she pushed for racial equality"-- Provided by publisher.

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, perhaps best known for his seminal work The Souls of Black Folk and as the founding editor of the NAACP's groundbreaking magazine The Crisis, was ever a soul in motion for justice. Whether he was protesting Jim Crow laws and lynch mobs in the Deep South, advocating for the end of European Colonialism, or campaigning for world peace, Du Bois was always speaking out for others. This fascinating Up Close biography by...