| Description |
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Pioneering African Americans |
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Pioneering African Americans.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sowing the seeds for the civil rights movement -- Four leaders for freedom -- The crisis is born -- Organizing for the cause -- The fearless Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Charles Hamilton: learning from the best -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: a timely leader. |
| Summary |
Through centuries of suffering, slavery, inequality, discrimination, segregation, and racist violence, African Americans have endured, resisted, fought, and, increasingly over time, won many battles. These victories were propelled by a groundswell of grassroots action, but they were also motivated and organized by courageous and inspirational leadership. Journalists, abolitionists, educators, religious leaders, politicians, judges, and even schoolchildren showed the world a better way forward and led the way down the very difficult road to greater equality, freedom, and civil rights. This collection profiles the leading lights in the struggle for freedom and equality, including MLK, Coretta Scott King, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. DuBois, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, and Ruby Bridges, among many others. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
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African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African American politicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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African American civil rights workers. (OCoLC)fst00799093
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African American politicians. (OCoLC)fst00799310
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
(OCoLC)fst00799575
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Civil rights movements. (OCoLC)fst00862708
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Randolph, Joanne, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780766092525 (library bound) |
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0766092526 (library bound) |
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9780766093959 (pbk.) |
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0766093956 (pbk.) |
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