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60 matches found, viewing page 2 of 3, goto page < 1 2 3 > next page Search Again| Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Fradin, Dennis B. and Judith Bloom Fradin 2000 178 p. Ages: 12-Adult | 
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- Born a slave, Ida went on to become a schoolteacher, probation officer, journalist, and activist who fought for the right of black women to vote, helped to create the NAACP, and fought the tragedy of lynching. She worked with Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Tubman.
| John Perkins Whalin, W. Terry 1996 124 p. Ages: 9-12 |
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- The African-American civil rights worker whose life included being the victim of racial prejudice in Mendenhall, Miss. and becoming the head of Voice of Calvary Ministries.
| The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'I Stanley, Fay Ill. Diane Stanley 1991 40 p. Ages: 4-8 ISBN: 0688180205 |
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- Expected to one day become queen, Princess Ka'iulani is sent to England to be educated, only to have foreigners threaten her family's right to rule. Her courageous plea to President Grover Cleveland postpones the end of Hawaii's independence, but the islands are annexed by the United States in 1897. The princess dies only 2 years later at the age of 23. American history as it is not often taught in schools. Includes wonderfully detailed and colorful illustrations.
| Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters Pinkney, Andrea 2000 107 p. Ages: 8-14 ISBN: 015201005X |
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- Great storytelling of the lives of Sojourner Truth, Biddy Mason, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Ella Josephine Baker, Mary McLeod Bethune, Dorothy Irene Height, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisolm.
| The Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. (rev. ed.) Peck, Ira 1999 Ages: 9-13 ISBN: 0590438271 |
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- Includes excerpts from speeches and photos.
| Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman Cooper, Floyd 1996 38 p. Ages: 6-9 ISBN: 0698118162 |
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- The story of how the son of a tribal chief rose to become one of the most prominent political figures of our time.
| Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Doreen Rappaport 2001 32 p. Ages: 4-8 ISBN: 0786807148 |
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- Each two-page spread begins with a short paragraph about King, followed by a powerful sample of his own words. The text emphasizes his courage, commitment, and sacrifice, without sensationalizing his death in Memphis: "On his second day there, he was shot. He died." The book concludes with a reassuring reminder that his words are immortal.
| Mary MacLeod Bethune McKissack, Patricia 1992 30 p. Ages: 8-12 ISBN: 0766016803 |
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- Mary devoted her life to helping African-Americans achieve education and justice.
| Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks Ages: 6-12 | 
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- Recommended for middle and upper grades, the kit includes a 40-minute documentary video and a viewer's guide with classroom activities and historical documents that bring the Montgomery Bus Boycott alive for today's students.
Curriculum Kits available free at: www.tolerance.org/teach/expand/res/index.jsp
| Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion 1998 50 min. Ages: 8-Adult |
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- A profile, from her childhood in Macedonia to the Nobel Peace Prize.
| Mother Teresa: A Saint of the Poor Morgan, Nina 1998 48 p. Ages: 6-9 |
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- The Albanian nun who began the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta devotes her life to the poor.
| Native American Doctor: The Story of Susan Laflesche Picotte Ferris, Jeri 1991 88 p. Ages: 7-10 |
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- The story of Susan Picotte, the first Native American to graduate from medical school.
| The Path of Most Resistance Miller, Melissa 1982 239 p. Ages: 14-Adult |
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- Stories of ten Mennonite conscientious objectors who refused the draft during the Vietnam War.
| Paul Robeson Ehrlich, Scott 1988 111 p. Ages: 9-13 ISBN: 0870675524 |
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- The international activism of an outstanding African-American musician whose career was undercut by his personal crusade for justice and freedom.
| Peace Heroes Neufeld, Christine 1996 Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 0-87303-306-X |
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- An active 5-session study that helps junior high youth challenge the violence around them by promoting heroes who live out Christ’s call to be peacemakers: Jesus, Mother Teresa, Francis of Assisi, John Perkins, and Muriel Lester. Sessions combine stories of peacemakers with Scripture.
| The Peace Seekers: The Nobel Peace Prize Aaseng, Nathan 1991 80 p. Ages: 9-12 |
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- Profiles of nine Nobel Peace Prize winners who fought for The peace by resisting violence through words and actions.
| A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman Adler, David 1992 32 p. Ages: 5-8 ISBN: 082341065X |
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- The story of the African American woman who escaped from slavery to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
| A Picture Book of Rosa Parks Adler, David 1997 32 p. Ages: 4-7 ISBN: 082341177X |
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- The life of the African-American activist whose action on a bus began the Montgomery bus boycott.
| Pocahontas: 1595-1617 Sonneborn, Liz 2003 32 p. Ages: 8-12 ISBN: 0736812148 |
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- Discusses Pocahontas’ people and her life, her involvement with the Jamestown settlers, her kidnapping, marriages, her trip to England, and death. Includes activities, sidebars, a map, glossary, and a chronology. Good antidote for the misinformation in the Disney video.
| The Quest for Freedom 1992 40 min. Ages: 8-15 |
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- We meet Harriet Tubman through the eyes of a boy from our times. He goes to a library to study and finds himself trapped in the past, a slave on a plantation with Tubman.
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