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I am John Lewis

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Meltzer, Brad author.

Publication Date:

2023

Call Number:

J 921 LEWIS

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Cover image for Black & white : the confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor

Black & white : the confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor

Black & white : the confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor

by

Brimner, Larry Dane.

Publication Date:

2011

Call Number:

J 323.1196 BRI

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Book

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Cover image for Nina : a story of Nina Simone

Nina : a story of Nina Simone

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Todd, Traci N. author.

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2021

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J 921 SIMONE

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Cover image for As good as anybody : Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's amazing march toward freedom

As good as anybody : Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's amazing march toward freedom

by

Michelson, Richard.

Publication Date:

2008

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E 323.092 MIC

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Book

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Choosing brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movement

Choosing brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movement

by

Joy, Angela, 1975- author.

Publication Date:

2022

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J 323.092 JOY

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Book

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I've seen the promised land : the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014.

Publication Date:

2004

Call Number:

E 921 KING

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Book

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The sword and the shield : the revolutionary lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

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Joseph, Peniel E., author.

Publication Date:

2020

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920 JOS

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Book

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Cover image for Troublemaker for justice : the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the march on Washington

Troublemaker for justice : the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the march on Washington

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Houtman, Jacqueline, author.

Publication Date:

2019

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TEEN 921 RUSTIN

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Cover image for Walk with me : a biography of Fannie Lou Hamer

Walk with me : a biography of Fannie Lou Hamer

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Larson, Kate Clifford author.

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2021

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921 HAMER

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Lighting the fires of freedom : African American women in the civil rights movement

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Bell, Janet Dewart author.

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2018

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323.1196 BEL

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Frady, Marshall.

Publication Date:

2002

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921 KING

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Cover image for Martin's big words : the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin's big words : the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Rappaport, Doreen, author.

Publication Date:

2001

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J 921 KING

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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

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Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.

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African Americans -- Biography.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

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United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.

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African American civil rights workers -- Biography.

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Baptists -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography.

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Civil rights workers.

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African American civil rights workers.

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African American women civil rights workers -- Biography.

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United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963.

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United States -- Race relations.

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African American baseball players -- Biography.

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African American clergy -- Biography.

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African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.

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Baptists -- Clergy -- Biography.

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Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.

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Civil rights movements -- United States.

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.

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Lewis, John, 1940-2020.

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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.

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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.

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Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987.

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United States -- History -- 1961-1969.

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African American civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.

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African American families -- Biography.

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African American legislators.

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African American mothers -- Biography.

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African American mothers -- United States -- Biography.

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African American political activists -- Biography.

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African American singers -- United States -- Biography.

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African American women -- Biography.

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African American women civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography.

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African American women civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.

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African American women political activists -- Biography.

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African American women political activists -- History -- 20th century.

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African American women singers -- United States -- Biography.

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African Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.

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African Americans -- Civil rights -- Northeastern States -- History -- 20th century.

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African Americans -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Biography.

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African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.

(1)

African Americans -- Relations with Jews.

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African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.

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African Americans -- Social conditions.

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African Americans -- Suffrage -- History -- 20th century.

(1)

African Americans -- United States -- Biography.

(1)

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Baldwin, Emma Berdis Jones, -1999.

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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 -- Family.

(1)

Baptists -- United States -- Biography.

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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.

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Beauty culture -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

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Beauty operators -- United States -- Biography.

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Beauty shops -- United States -- History.

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Biographical comics

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Black Muslims -- Biography.

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Businesswomen -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

(1)

Civil rights -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.

(1)

Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- 20th century.

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Civil rights demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.

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Civil rights movements -- History -- 20th century.

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Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.

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Civil rights movements -- Northeastern States -- History -- 20th century.

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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Biography.

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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History.

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Civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography.

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Civil rights workers -- Northeastern States -- Biography.

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Civil rights workers -- United States -- 20th century -- Biography.

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Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973.

(1)

Discrimination in employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

(1)

Equality -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

(1)

Freedom Rides, 1961.

(1)

Friendship -- United States

(1)

Gray, Fred D., 1930- -- Biography.

(1)

Hamer, Fannie Lou.

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Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972.

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Jews -- United States -- Biography.

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Johnson, Josie R., 1930-

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Influence.

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King, Alberta Williams, 1904-1974.

(1)

King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006.

(1)

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Assassination.

(1)

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Family.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Friends and associates.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Influence.

(1)

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Trials, litigation, etc.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. I have a dream.

(1)

Legislators -- United States -- Biography.

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Little, Louise Langdon, 1897-1989.

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Lynching -- United States -- History.

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Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Biography.

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Nash, Diane, 1938-

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- Biography.

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Nonviolence -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

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Northeastern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.

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Passing (Identity) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

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Politicians -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Biography.

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Poor People's Campaign.

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Prinz, Joachim, 1902-1988 -- Friends and associates.

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Rabbis -- United States -- Biography.

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Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

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Right to labor -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

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Segregation -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century.

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Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011.

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Simone, Nina, 1933-2003.

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Singers -- United States -- Biography.

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Social justice -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

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Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.

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Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003.

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Trials -- Biography.

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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.

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United States. Congress. House.

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Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931.

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White, Walter, 1893-1955.

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X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Family.

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X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.

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