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Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper

Written by Ann Malaspina and Illustrated by Eric Valasquez
Meet Alice Coachman, whose parents think she needs to act more like a lady. Alice doesn’t give up...
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
When Sylvia and her family moved from Santa Ana to Westminster in 1944, they were told that she and...
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Through My Eyes

Written by Ruby Bridges
The autobiography of Ruby Bridges, who recounts what happened in November of 1960, when she became...
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Set in 1963, this story centers around Kenny Watson who travels with his parents, his brother Byron...
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A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

Written by David A. Adler and Illustrated by Robert Casilla
The story of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama...
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Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

Written by Susan Goldman Rubin
An award-winning author offers a riveting account of the civil rights crusade in Mississippi 50...
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Betty Before X

Written by Ilyasah Shabazz and Illustrated by Renée Watson
In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like home. She believes her...
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Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963

Written by Sharon Robinson
In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national...
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Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation

Written by Michael S. Bandy & Eric Stein and Illustrated by James Ransome
Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama...
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Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Written by Jonah Winter and Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
An elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family’s tumultuous voting...
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Let the Children March

Written by Monica Clark-Robinson and Illustrated by Frank Morrison
In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their...
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