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Black History Month - ROD Children's
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Black History Month - ROD Children's
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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"You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall. You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience. Featuring a dual narrative of the key moments of Dr. King's life alongside a modern class as the students learn about him, Carole Weatherfor's poetic text encapsulates the moments that readers today can reenact in their own lives. See a class of young students as they begin a school project inspired by...
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Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
Pride 2023: Kids
Pride Month 2023: Kids: History, Queer Icons & Activism
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
Pride 2023: Kids
Pride Month 2023: Kids: History, Queer Icons & Activism
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"On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. Every movement has its unsung heroes: individuals who work in the background without praise...
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Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month - ROD Children's
Black History Month - Youth
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
Black History Month - ROD Children's
Black History Month - Youth
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
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"This picture book biography in verse tells the story of Mary Hamilton, an African American woman and Civil Rights activist, who was found to be in contempt of court when she would not respond to questions from an Alabama judge who used only her first name, while calling white people "Mr.," "Mrs.," or "Miss." The NAACP took her case, which appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court, which ruled in Mary Hamilton's favor." --
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