Social Activists
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Warriors Don’t Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock’s Central High
$18.99 Add to cartIn this essential autobiographical account by one of the Civil Rights Movement’s most powerful figures, Melba Pattillo Beals of the Little Rock Nine explores not only the oppressive force of racism, b… [more below]
- Author: Beals, Melba Pattillo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0671866397
- Language: English
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The Cave: A Secret Underground Hospital and One Woman’s Story of Survival in Syria
$30.00 Read moreThis searing memoir tells the story of a young doctor and activist who ran an underground hospital in Damascus, humanizing the enduring crisis in Syria.
Simply put, there is no one in Syria with a sto- Author: Ballour, Amani
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1426222742
- Language: English
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Twenty-Two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank
$12.95 Read moreA biography of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who revolutionized global antipoverty efforts by developing the innovative economic concept of micro-lending.
Now in paperback!
Growing up in
- Author: Yoo, Paula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1620148099
- Language: English
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The Story of Helen Keller: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$6.99 Add to cartHelp kids ages 6 to 9 discover the life of Helen Keller–a story about hope, courage, and finding your voice
Helen Keller was a celebrated author, educator, and activist who believed in equality for p- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Platt, Christine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 62
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1646111079
- Language: English
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Who Was Gandhi?
$6.99 Add to cartMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa, he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the … [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Rau, Dana Meachen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 13 2014
- ISBN10: 448482355
- Language: English
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The History of the Civil Rights Movement: A History Book for New Readers
$7.99 Add to cartAn introduction to the history of the civil rights movement for kids ages 6 to 9
Years ago, American laws were unfair to Black people. Black people were not allowed to shop in the same stores as whit- Series: History Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Mallory, Shadae
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 163807934X
- Language: English
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
$18.99 Add to cartA Caldecott Honor Book
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner
Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer… [more below]- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 0763665312
- Language: English
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
$30.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX – A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our br… [more below]
- Author: Stevenson, Bryan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 21 2014
- ISBN10: 0812994523
- Language: English
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Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector
$9.99 Read moreThe Minnesota Humanities Center presents Minnesota Native American Lives, three stories of exceptional individuals across sports, language, and government!
Ella Cara Deloria loved to listen to her fami
- Series: Minnesota Native American Lives
- Author: Wilson, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 58
- Publish Date: June 21, 2021
- ISBN10: 1634894456
- Language: English
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Paradise Falls: A Deadly Secret, a Cover-Up, and the Women Who Forged the Modern Environmental Movement
$18.00 Read moreThe staggering story of an unlikely band of mothers in the 1970s who discovered Hooker Chemical’s deadly secret of Love Canal–exposing one of America’s most devastating toxic waste disasters and spar… [more below]
- Author: O’Brien, Keith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0593312090
- Language: English
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The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
$18.99 Add to cartMeet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves you’re never too little to make a difference.
Nine-year-ol- Author: Levinson, Cynthia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1481400703
- Language: English
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Before She Was Harriet
$18.99 Add to cartWho was Harriet Tubman before she was Harriet?
We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds t- Series: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0823420477
- Language: English
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The Story of Sojourner Truth: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$7.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of Sojourner Truth–a story about being bold and brave for kids ages 6 to 9
Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, was one of the most important leaders in the anti-slavery movemen- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Clark, Anita Crawford
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 9798886509397
- Language: English
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Lean on Me: A Politics of Radical Care
$29.95 Read moreHave you ever relied on the kindness of strangers? What brings people together to find hope and solidarity? What do we owe each other as citizens and comrades?
Questions of care, intimacy, education,- Author: Segal, Lynne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 180429294X
- Language: English
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The Plot to Kill King: The Truth Behind the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
$24.99 Read moreBestselling author, James Earl Ray’s defense attorney, and, later, lawyer for the King family William Pepper reveals who actually killed MLK.
William Pepper was James Earl Ray’s lawyer in the trial fo- Author: Pepper, William F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 772
- Publish Date: January 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1510729623
- Language: English
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The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers
$18.99 Add to cartThe story of the people who see beyond the stars–an astronomy book for adults still spellbound by the night sky
Embark on a captivating cosmic journey with The Last Stargazers. This enthralling book t
- Author: Levesque, Emily
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 172823445X
- Language: English
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Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman’s Case for Equality and Respect
$19.99 Read moreDiscover the true story of the woman Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nicknamed “Red” because of her fiery spirit!
Mary Hamilton grew up knowing right from wrong. She was proud to be Black, and when the ch
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 154156040X
- Language: English
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Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption
$20.00 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling account of a courageous eighteen-year-old from Nashville who gave up every comfort and convenience to become the adoptive mother to thirteen girls in Uganda.
What would- Author: Davis, Katie J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 04 2012
- ISBN10: 1451612095
- Language: English
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Wisdom of John Muir: 100+ Selections from the Letters, Journals, and Essays of the Great Naturalist
$14.95 Add to cartThe Wisdom of John Muir marries the best aspects of a Muir anthology with the best aspects of a Muir biography. The fact that it is neither, and yet it is both, distinguishes this book from the many e… [more below]
- Author: Rowthorn, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: March 27 2012
- ISBN10: 0899976948
- Language: English
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Under the Hat: Memoir of an Unstoppable Woman Trailblazer
$17.95 Add to cartOne of Philadelphia’s first female stockbrokers. The first woman real estate developer in America to renovate old factory buildings into historic condos. A woman not afraid to volunteer in one of the
- Author: Klein, Florence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 9798218134822
- Language: English
