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The One Book Project A Might Long Way
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When the Schools Shut Downby Yolanda GladdenA gorgeously illustrated, autobiographical picture book tells the awe-inspiring story of a young African American girl who lived during the shutdown of public schools in Farmville, Virginia, following the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
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Ruby Lee & Me by Shannon HitchcockWhen a formerly segregated North Carolina town hires its first African-American teacher in 1969, two girls--one black, one white--confront the prejudice that challenges their friendship.
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Twelve Days in May : Freedom Ride, 1961 by Larry Dane BrimnerDocuments the heroic 1961 campaign of the civil rights activists known as the "Freedom Riders," describing their peaceful protests to raise awareness about unconstitutional segregation and the increasing violence they endured as they traveled south.
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Clean Getaway by Nic StoneFor the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane.
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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonIn vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.
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The History of the Civil Rights Movement by Shadae MaloryYears ago, American laws were unfair to Black people. Black people were not allowed to shop in the same stores as white people, eat at the same restaurants, or even go to the same schools. Many brave men and women, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, dedicated their lives to ending these unfair laws through protests, sit-ins, and other peaceful demonstrations. This engaging story explores the ways Black Americans were discriminated against, the protestors’ many victories, and how the fight for equality continues today.
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Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-GarciaSpending the summer with their grandmother in the rural South, three sisters from Brooklyn discover the surprising reason behind their mother's estrangement from their aunt.
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Black Boy Joy by Kwame MbaliaFeaturing contributions from such critically acclaimed Black authors as Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft and Kwame Mbalia, this celebration of Black boyhood is told through a brilliant collection of stories, comics and poems.
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A Sky Full of Stars by Linda Williams JacksonA sequel to Midnight Without a Moon finds 13-year-old Rose struggling in her Mississippi community between her friends' perspectives about violent versus peaceful protest during the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement in the aftermath of a wrenching murder.
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The Girl From the Tar Paper Schoolby Teri KanefieldDescribes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in 1951 Virginia, and explains how her actions helped jumpstart and fuel the Civil Rights Movement.
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Join the One Book Reading ChallengeRegister for Beanstack and challenge yourself to read and participate in the 2022 One Book Project. Access activity ideas, determine reading goals, track reading as a family, and win digital badges!
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Join Us for an Evening with Carlotta Walls Lanier Save the Date for an evening with Carlotta Walls Lanier, author of A Mighty Long Way at the CSUB Icardo Center on Thursday, October 27th, 2022 at 7pm. For more information, visit KCLonebook.org.
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