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Let the Children March
Written by
Monica Clark-Robinson
and Illustrated by
Frank Morrison
In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their...
1st - 4th
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Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Written by
Jonah Winter
and Illustrated by
Shane W. Evans
An elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family’s tumultuous voting...
K - 4th
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Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation
Written by
Michael S. Bandy & Eric Stein
and Illustrated by
James Ransome
Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama...
1st - 4th
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Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963
Written by
Sharon Robinson
In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national...
3rd - 7th
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Betty Before X
Written by
Ilyasah Shabazz
and Illustrated by
Renée Watson
In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. She believes her...
4th - 9th
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Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
Written by
Susan Goldman Rubin
An award-winning author offers a riveting account of the civil rights crusade in Mississippi 50...
4th - 6th
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A Picture Book of Rosa Parks
Written by
David A. Adler
and Illustrated by
Robert Casilla
The story of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama...
1st - 4th
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
Written by
Christopher Paul Curtis
Set in 1963, this story centers around Kenny Watson who travels with his parents, his brother Byron...
4th - 7th
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Through My Eyes
Written by
Ruby Bridges
The autobiography of Ruby Bridges, who recounts what happened in November of 1960, when she became...
3rd - 7th
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
Written and Illustrated by
Duncan Tonatiuh
When Sylvia and her family moved from Santa Ana to Westminster in 1944, they were told that she and...
1st - 4th
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Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper
Written by
Ann Malaspina
and Illustrated by
Eric Valasquez
Meet Alice Coachman, whose parents think she needs to act more like a lady. Alice doesn’t give up...
1st - 4th