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• Shaking Things Up

  14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  Hood, Susan, 1954-

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  Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women through poems--each paired with a noteworthy female artist--to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and rabble-rousers.

• Stand Up!

  10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change

  Cooper, Brittney C., 1980-

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  Tells the stories of ten historic female figures who changed the world by standing up for what's right, including legendary Civil Rights activists like Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks and spanning to contemporary role models like Bree Newsome,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let's Talk About Race

  Lester, Julius, 1939-2018

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  The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story."

• Our World Is a Family

  Our Community Can Change the World

  Whitehill, Miry,

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  Demonstrates the importance of welcoming people from all over the world into the community with love, compassion, and acceptance.

• Not My Idea

  a Book About Whiteness,

  Higginbotham, Anastasia,

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  "In our family, we don't see color," his mother says, but he sees the colors plain enough. An afternoon in the library's history stacks uncover the truth of white supremacy in America. Racism was not his idea and he refuses to defend it.

• A Ride to Remember

  a Civil Rights Story

  Langley, Sharon, 1963-

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  In the summer of 1963, because of demonstrations and public protests the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Sharon and her parents were the first African American family to walk…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Spirit of a Dream

  13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color

  Salazar, Aida,

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  Many immigrants of color set out across continents, oceans, and borders, travelling to the United States in pursuit of opportunity: scientists, athletes and artists have succeeded, bringing fame to America.

• The Most Beautiful Thing

  Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-

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  Drawn from Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this heartfelt picture book offers a window into the life of a family with little money and a great deal of love.

• We Are a Garden

  a Story of How Diversity Took Root in America

  Peters, Lisa Westberg,

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  The wind blows in newcomers from all directions. "They" become "we," and we become a garden.

• The Case for Loving

  the Fight for Interracial Marriage

  Alko, Selina

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  The story of interracial couple Mildred and Richard Loving, who got married in Washington, D.C., and were arrested after they returned to Virginia, and took their legal case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• A World Together

  Manzano, Sonia,

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  A picture book about unity for people around the world. This book combines the Sonia Manzano's lyrical text with incredible National Geographic photography of people from around the world to explore and celebrate how we are the same and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sit-in

  How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

  Pinkney, Andrea Davis

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Child of the Civil Rights Movement

  Shelton, Paula Young

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  Paula Young Shelton shares her memories of the civil rights movement and her involvement in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.

• We Are the Change

  Words of Inspiration From Civil Rights Leaders

  Alko, Selina,

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  Presents quotes on civil rights from important and influential figures, including Queen Lili'uokalani, John Lewis, Nina Simone, and Barack Obama.

• Justice Rising

  12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement

  Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961-

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  Told through twelve short biographies, this book celebrates just some of the many Black women--each of whom has been largely underrepresented until now--who were instrumental to the nation's fight for civil rights and the contributions…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seeds of Freedom

  the Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama

  Bass, Hester, 1956-

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  In an engaging celebration of this lesser-known chapter in American and African-American history, author Hester Bass and illustrator E. B. Lewis show children how racial discrimination, bullying, and unfairness can be faced successfully…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement

  Hooks, Gwendolyn,

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  Through the stories of the If You Were a Kid series, readers are transported to some of the most important moments in history with an exciting mix of fiction and nonfiction.

• The Teachers March!

  How Selma's Teachers Changed History

  Wallace, Sandra Neil,

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  Reverend F.D. Reese was a leader of the Voting Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. As a teacher and principal, he recognized that his colleagues were viewed with great respect in the city. Could he convince them to risk their jobs--and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Without Separation

  Prejudice, Segregation, and the Case of Roberto Alvarez

  Brimner, Larry Dane,

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  The author recounts the real-life events leading up to and surrounding the 1931 Superior Court of California school desegregation case of Roberto Alvarez v. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District, Lemon Grove, California.

• Hear My Voice

  the Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States

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  In Spanish and in English, a first-person account of children's experiences in detention at the southern U.S. border. Every day, children in migration are detained at the US-Mexico border. They are scared, alone, and their lives are in…Read moreRead more of this annotation