Bryan Collier
3) Uptown
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
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Description
Uptown is Harlem, New York, chicken waffles, a row of brownstones, jazz, home. Take a very personal tour of Harlem with a young boy who lives there. See the greatest entertaines in the world at the Apollo Theater. Play a game of basketball at Ruckers Park on a hot summer afternoon. Do your weeknd shopping on 125th Street, where the vibe is always jumping. From the sweet notes of the Boys Choir of Harlem to the soft oranges of the sunset over...
4) Rosa
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Series
Language
English
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Rosa Parks is one of the most famous figures in American history. On December 1, 1955, she got on a Montgomery, Alabama city bus after work and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that sparked a revolution. Suddenly, Mrs. Parks became the center of one of the most important events in the battle for civil rights. This is the story of that event, and of a woman whose quiet determination changed our history.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
Presents the popular poem by one of the central figures in the Harlem Renaissance, highlighting the courage and dignity of the African American Pullman porters in the early twentieth century.
7) City shapes
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A young girl walks through the bustling city, while a pigeon flies above, both spotting hidden shapes at every turn"--
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Beloved gospel anthem and Civil Rights protest song We shall overcome is brought to life by esteemed illustrator Bryan Collier as never seen before. Following in the footsteps of one young girl, Collier traverses between historic Civil Rights monuments and contemporary political protests happening today. Beautifully interwoven with song lyrics that embody a message of strength and overcoming adversity, this is a story to inspire and unite."--Jacket...
9) We are here
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and community. Full of assurance, tenderness, and triumph, this much-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter offers an equally inspirational and arresting ode to all of the Black women and men throughout history who have made momentous contributions from the beginning of time"--
11) Clemente!
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Description
"A little boy named Clemente learns about his namesake, the great baseball player Roberto Clemente"--Front jacket flap.
12) Freedom river
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a dream about to come true."--Amazon.com.
16) The watcher
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A poetic story inspired by Psalm 121. Jordan lives in fear of Tanya, the class bully. But Tanya has worries of her own, no matter how much she tries to ignore them. It seems impossible that Jordan and Tanya could be anything other than enemies, but the Lord is watching over them, guiding each of them along a path that might just help them to understand one another.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
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Description
Discover the true story of NFL star Ernie Barnes a boy who followed his dreams and became one of the most influential artists of his generation with this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
19) Thurgood
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr., before the civil rights movement there was Thurgood, fighting for African Americans - and winning. Here is the powerful story of the trailblazer who proved that separate is not equal." --Provided by Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"A picture book biography of Diane Nash, a Civil Rights Movement leader at the side of Martin Luther King and John Lewis. Born in the 1940s in Chicago, Diane went on to take command of the Nashville Movement, leading lunch counter sit-ins and peaceful marches. Diane decides to fight not with anger or violence, but with love. With her strong words of truth and actions, she works to stop segregation"--
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