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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and his strong voice and powerful message were joined and lifted in song by world-renowned gospel singer Mahalia Jackson...the stories of these two powerful voices and lives are told side-by-side"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mark Jenkins has recently moved to a new town with his family, and he will soon be attending a segregated school for the first time. Meanwhil e, Connie Underwood is trying to figure out what her twin brothers are planning in secret. Follow along with the two as they find themselves in the middle of a civil rights demonstration, and find out how the fight for equality changed the country forever.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men refused to go back to work until unsafe and unfair conditions at the docks were addressed. When the dust settled, fifty were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution....
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A board book introduction to the influential civil rights activist and speaker chronicles his early years, religious leadership and history-shaping work to promote equality for all people.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This chapter book series pairs nonfiction content with American Girl BeForever characters, offering readers an entry point into important events in American history. Here, Melody Ellison shares snippets of her fictional story of participating in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
12) Coretta Scott
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life Martin Luther King, Jr. Including how he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and African American people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights.
16) Martin's dream
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that proclaimed that it was time - long overdue - for all men 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"--P. [4] of cover.
17) Night on fire
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Personally I don't mind them coming here but they might bother some of my customers. Thirteen-year old Billie Sims has heard things like this all her life, from the grocer down the road, from her neighbors at church, from her parents. But Billie never understood what all the fuss was about. Why do blacks and whites have separate entrances to the bus station in her town of Anniston, Alabama? Why can't her friend Jarmaine, have a milk shake with her...
