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1) Mousetropolis

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Christie, R. Gregory

Publisher

Holiday House

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English

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In this update of the classic fable, City Mouse and his cousin, Country Mouse, exchange visits and, although they find many things to like in each other's homes, they quickly learn that each prefers his own.

2) The book itch: freedom, truth, & Harlem's greatest bookstore

Author

Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

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English

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Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there.

3) Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop: the sanitation strike of 1968

Author

Duncan, Alice Faye

Publisher

Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

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This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.