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English
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"The heroism of those involved in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott is presented here in poignant and thorough detail. The untold stories of those, both black and white, whose lives were forever changed by the boycott are shared, along with a chilling glimpse into the world of the white council members who tried to stop them. In the end, the boycott brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to prominence and improved the lives of all black Americans....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Examines the 12 most amazing facts about the Montgomery bus boycott. Full-color spreads provide information about the event's critical moments, key players, and lasting effects paired with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and a timeline.
Publisher
Distributed by Xenon Pictures
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dramatic biography of Rosa McCauley Parks, who in 1955 created the spark that began the modern Civil Rights Movement. Her refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
400 pages cm
Language
English
Description
"What was it like to travel while Black under Jim Crow? Mia Bay brings this dramatic history to life. With gripping stories and a close eye on the rail, bus, and airline operators who implemented segregation, she shows why access to unrestricted mobility has been central to the Black freedom struggle since Reconstruction and remains so today"--
7) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
ix, 246 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 332 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"How the automobile fundamentally changed African American life--the true history beyond the Best Picture-winning movie. The ultimate symbol of independence and possibility, the automobile has shaped this country from the moment the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line. Yet cars have always held distinct importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the many dangers presented by an entrenched racist society and...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xii, 690 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Relives a critical episode in American history that transformed the Civil Rights Movement when a group of volunteers traveled by bus in 1961 from Washington, D.C., through the deep South, defying Jim Crow laws and putting their lives on the line for racial justice.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
624 pages cm
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning author Steve Luxenberg draws from letters, diaries, and archival collections to tell the story of Plessy v. Ferguson through the eyes of the people caught up in the case. Separate depicts indelible figures such as the resisters from the mixed-race community of French New Orleans, led by Louis Martinet, a lawyer and crusading newspaper editor; Homer Plessy's lawyer, Albion Tourgée, a best-selling author and the country's best-known...
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