Civil rights workers - United States
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Martin Luther King Jr.
$8.99 Add to cartDiscover ten crucial days in the life of activist and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in this installment of the 10 Days series.
Martin Luther King, Jr., lived 14,325 days, but then of th- Series: 10 Days
- Author: Colbert, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1416968059
- Language: English
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Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America
$24.95 Read moreNational Book Critics Circle 2021 Biography Finalist
53rd NAACP Image Award Nominee: Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography “[A] riveting and timely exploration of Hamer’s life. . . . Bri- Author: Blain, Keisha N.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0807061506
- Language: English
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The Untold Story of Barbara Rose Johns: School Strike Activist
$31.32 Read moreMost people have heard about the historic school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education. That Supreme Court case actually combined five cases challenging school segregation, and one of them be… [more below]
- Series: First But Forgotten
- Author: Mansfield, Nicole A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669016102
- Language: English
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Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice
$22.95 Read moreA memoir of a Quaker activist and master storyteller on his involvement in struggles for peace, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, labor justice, and the environment, whose life will be the subject of a new … [more below]
- Author: Lakey, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1644212358
- Language: English
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I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin’s Life in Letters
$35.00 Add to cartBAYARD RUSTIN POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE 2013 PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM
A master strategist and tireless activist, Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, o
- Author: Rustin, Bayard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 516
- Publish Date: March 20 2012
- ISBN10: 0872865789
- Language: English
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Path to Grace: Reimagining the Civil Rights Movement
$25.00 Read moreWinner of the 2023 Eudora Welty Prize
The civil rights movement is often defined narrowly, relegated to the 1950s and 1960s and populated by such colossal figures as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Pa- Series: Margaret Walker Alexander African American Studies
- Author: Smith, Ethel Morgan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1496846419
- Language: English
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Yuri Kochiyama
$29.93 Read moreIntroduce readers to the life of political activist Yuri Kochiyama, a Japanese American who was incarcerated during World War II and went on to be a leader in many of the liberation struggles of her t
- Series: Leaders Like Us
- Author: Su, Karen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1
- Publish Date: August 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1731657285
- Language: English
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Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.
$6.99 Add to cartLearn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with this revised edition of the popular Random House Step Up(TM) Biography of the great civil-rights leader and advocate for peaceful resistance –i… [more below]
- Series: Landmark Books
- Author: de Kay, James T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 02 2001
- ISBN10: 0375803955
- Language: English
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1939 (Exploring Civil Rights: The Beginnings)
$11.99 Read moreLearn about the key events of the Civil Rights Movement in this exciting and informative series.
The year 1939 was one of constant change in the United States. The decade-long Great Depression left mil
- Series: Exploring Civil Rights
- Author: Leslie, Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 133880054X
- Language: English
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The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$10.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of Martin Luther King Jr.–a story about standing up for civil rights for kids ages 6 to 9
Martin Luther King Jr. became one of the most important civil rights leaders in America by- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Platt, Christine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 68
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1638788243
- Language: English
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Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
$19.99 Add to cartWith imagination and power, the award-winning Pinkney duo celebrates MLK’s nonviolent struggle for civil rights — as he transforms America through the spirit of love.
A Washington Post Best Book of th… [more below]
- Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 02 2018
- ISBN10: 0545702534
- Language: English
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Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around: Forty Years of Movement Building with Barbara Smith
$33.95 Add to cartReveals a remarkable woman’s life and her contributions to social justice movements related to Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and Black feminism.
- Series: Suny New Political Science
- Author: Jones, Alethia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 354
- Publish Date: November 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1438451148
- Language: English
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Stokely: A Life
$21.99 Read moreFrom the author of The Sword and the Shield, this definitive biography of the Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael offers “an unflinching look at an unflinching man” (Daily Beast).
Stokely Carmich- Author: Joseph, Peniel E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 09 2016
- ISBN10: 0465065589
- Language: English
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Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain: The Extraordinary Story of Love, Civil Rights, and Labor Activism
$32.00 Read moreThe remarkable story of a couple who came together during the civil rights movement and made fighting for equality and civil and workers’ rights their purpose for more than sixty years, overcoming adv… [more below]
- Author: Hill, Norman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 9798888452820
- Language: English
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Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America
$16.95 Add to cartNational Book Critics Circle 2021 Biography Finalist
53rd NAACP Image Award Nominee: Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography “[A] riveting and timely exploration of Hamer’s life. . . . Bri- Author: Blain, Keisha N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0807007250
- Language: English
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King
$32.95 Read moreThis comic is a unique testimony of resistance, tenacity and courage. A clear sample, that avoids falling into condescension, of the risky inconveniences and the very diverse obstacles that the Revere… [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Ho Che
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 841676378X
- Language: Spanish
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Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington
$13.95 Add to cartChosen a Best Children’s Book of the Year by the Bank Street Center!
Voted a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews!
A biography for younger readers about one of the most inf
- Author: Houtman, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 172
- Publish Date: August 06 2019
- ISBN10: 087286765X
- Language: English
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Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer
$31.99 Add to cartShe was born the 20th child in a family that had lived in the Mississippi Delta for generations, first as enslaved people and then as sharecroppers. She left school at 12 to pick cotton, as those befo… [more below]
- Author: Larson, Kate Clifford
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0190096845
- Language: English
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King: The Complete Edition: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
$29.99 Add to cart- Author: Anderson, Ho Che
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: February 17 2005
- ISBN10: 1560976225
- Language: English
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The Essential Dick Gregory
$27.99 Read moreA soulful, generation-defining collection of thought-provoking, agitating, and liberating works from Dick Gregory, the activist and author of sixteen books, including the classic bestseller Nigger: An
- Author: Gregory, Dick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0062879200
- Language: English
