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1) Rosa
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English
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Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month - Youth
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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Black History Month - Youth
Eisenhower Public Library Kids Black History Month
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Provides the story of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama set in motion all the events of the civil rights movement that resulted in the end of the segregated South.
3) Aïda
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Language
English
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Description
Retells the story of Verdi's opera in which the love of the enslaved Ethiopian princess for an Egyptian general brings tragedy to all involved.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Folk & Fairy Tales (WPL-Youth)
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Folk & Fairy Tales (WPL-Youth)
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
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Description
Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.
6) Cornrows
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English
Description
As Mama and Great-Grammaw skillfully weave and braid their children's hair into the intricate cornrow patterns of Africa, they retell fascinating tales of ancestral life in Africa and praise contemporary African American activists.
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Language
English
Description
Chronicles and captures poetically the history, mood, and movement of African American music. A celebration of African American music and the far-reaching impact it has had on the world, "I See the Rhythm" traces the progression of black music from its traditional roots in Africa to contemporary hip hop.
Chronicles and captures poetically the history, mood, and movement of African American music.
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