56 Results Found
000000000000JPLERC
1989.
Puffin Books edition.
The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave u
Book
c2001.
1st ed.
Tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his life, accomplishments in the civil rights movement, and his impact on American history.
Book
[2016]
"A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement"--
Book
2009.
1st U.S. ed.
Part historical, part poetry, and entirely inspirational, this unique picture book takes the reader through the cumulative story of the U.S. Civi
Book
[2021]
The historical and cultural contributions of Black Americans run deep-- but what you learned in school wasn't the whole story! Penrice explores h
Book
2019.
First edition.
Profiles thirty-five prominent men in African American history, including James Armistead Lafayette, Thurgood Marshall, Alvin Ailey, and Leland M
Regular print
[2005]
Widescreen.
Screen version of the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam, found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to bec
DVD
JLC Title 245h
[DVD]
2004.
A biography of American abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and led others to freedom as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Book
[2020]
First edition.
In 1990 Payne embarked on a nearly thirty-year-long quest to interview anyone he could find who had actually known Malcolm X. All living siblings
Book
©1995.
For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate F
Book
[2020]
"When Wayétu Moore turns five years old, her father and grandmother throw her a big birthday party at their home in Monrovia, Liberia, but all sh
Book
c1990.
Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major Leag
Book