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An introduction to the achievements and lasting influence of the heroic civil rights leader covers topics ranging from his organization of the Montgomery Bus Boycott to his famed "I Have a Dream" speech.
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From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drawn from the words of ... groundbreaking...
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Six days a week, slaves labor from sunup to sundown and beyond, but on Sunday afternoons, they gather with free blacks at Congo Square outside New Orleans, free from oppression. Includes foreword about Congo Square by Freddi Williams Evans, glossary, and historical notes.
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A picture book biography of African-American baseball player Hank Aaron.
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6) Rosa
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Le Sueur Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
Junior 921 Parks
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Junior 921 Parks
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Waseca Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
Junior 921 Parks
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Junior 921 Parks
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Waseca Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 921 Parks
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Picture Book 921 Parks
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Le Sueur Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
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Junior 921 Parks
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Waseca Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 921 Parks
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Picture Book 921 Parks
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The story of Rosa Parks and her courageous act of defiance.
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Le Center Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
Junior 921 Tubman
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Junior 921 Tubman
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Le Center Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
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Junior 921 Tubman
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Le Sueur Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
Junior 921 Tubman
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Junior 921 Tubman
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"Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. With her familys love planted firmly in her heart, Harriet looked to the North Star for guidanceand its light helped guide her way out of slavery. Her courage made it possible for her to help others reach freedom too" --
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Le Center Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Le Sueur Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Montgomery Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Le Center Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Le Sueur Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Montgomery Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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Picture Book 976.686 Weather
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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--
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Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, "to jump at de sun", because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn't been...
10) Barack Obama
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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career family, and election of Barack Obama, forty-fourth president of the United States.
11) The undefeated
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Le Sueur Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 811 Alexand
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Picture Book 811 Alexand
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Montgomery Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 811 Alexand
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Picture Book 811 Alexand
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Le Sueur Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
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Picture Book 811 Alexand
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Montgomery Public Library - Junior Picture Book Nonfiction
Picture Book 811 Alexand
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Picture Book 811 Alexand
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"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is...
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Le Sueur Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
Junior 811 Weather
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Junior 811 Weather
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Waseca Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
Junior 811 Weather
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Junior 811 Weather
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Le Sueur Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
Junior 811 Weather
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Junior 811 Weather
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Junior 811 Weather
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Junior 811 Weather
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Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be know as "Box," he "entered the world a slave." He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next -- as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left, bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But then hope -- and help -- came in the from of the Underground...