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B 127680B 127680 All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Armand, Glenda
Length: 48 Copyright: 2023

During the Great Migration in 1930's Louisiana, eight-year-old Jenny tries to understand why a man named Jim Crow is making trouble for her family. Civil rights. Grief and loss. Social awareness. African American. Louisiana History. 20th century. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6.
All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration PI  
KM 12758KM 12758 All American Boys (15 copies)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 316 Copyright: 2015

In this Coretta Scott King Honor Award–winning novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension. Kit includes Audiobook CDs by Recorded Books. Young Adult. Audio CDs approximate run time: 6.5 hours. Novel Study. IL 9-12. AR 4.9. RC 6.7 Lexile 770. Set of 15 books.
All American Boys (15 copies) JS  
B 81650B 81650 All the People
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Hakim, Joy
Length: 208 Copyright: 1995

Overview of American history from 1945 to 1993. Includes the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam war, cultural history, and the Cold War. Book 10 from the series A History Of US.
All the People IJS  
B 109024B 109024 America Dreaming
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hill, Laban Carrick
Length: 165 Copyright: 2007

Subtitle: How Youth Changed America in the Sixties. Presents a comprehensive examination of how American youth changed the culture of the 1960s, looking at the civil rights movement, the hippie generation, feminism, and anti-war demonstrators. Baby boom generation United States. Baby boomers. AR 9.8. RC 10.0. Lexile 1190.
America Dreaming JS  
B 102031B 102031 AMERICAN PATRIOTS
Grade Lvl: JS Author: BUCKLEY, GAIL
Length: 233 Copyright: 2003

Subtitle: The Story Of Blacks In the Military From the Revolution To Desert Storm. Presents the story of the black experience in United States military history. Includes bibliographical references and index.
AMERICAN PATRIOTS JS  
B 118095B 118095 Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Freedman, Russell
Length: 81 Copyright: 2013

Explores the lives and treatment of Asian immigrants detained at Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco, California, during the early twentieth century. Includes translations of poems carved by detainees into the walls in Chinese script. National Historic Landmarks. AR 7.6 Lexile 1140 IL 5-8.
Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain IJ  
B 124912B 124912 Anything But Okay
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Littman, Sarah
Length: 343 Copyright: 2018

Life has suddenly turned chaotic for high school student Stella since her brother, Rob, got home from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan: her school is on edge with ethnic tensions and her brother seems to be suffering from post-traumatic stress but will not talk about it. But when Rob's anger finally spirals out of control, Stella realizes she has to find the courage to take a stand against the forces of hate in her hometown. Consequences of war. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.9.
Anything But Okay JS  
B 110433B 110433 As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Towards Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Michelson, Richard
Length: 38 Copyright: 2008

Describes the experiences that influenced Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's civil rights activism and discusses the friendship between the two men. African Americans Relations with Jews. AR 4.1. RC 4.2. Lexile 680. IL 2-5.
As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Ama PI  
B 114657B 114657 Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Tougas, Shelley
Length: 64 Copyright: 2011

Documents the photography of Charles Moore during a May 1963 civil rights protest and discusses how one of his most moving images helped rally the civil rights movement as a whole and garner support from the American public. Features black-and-white photographs throughout. From the series Captured History. AR 7.0. RC 8.3. Lexile 980. GR level Y. IL 5-10.
Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support IJS  
B 115176B 115176 Birmingham Sunday
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Brimner, Larry
Length: 48 Copyright: 2010

Provides an account of the racially-motivated bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, which resulted in the deaths of four children, and discusses how the tragedy spurred the passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights legislation. Birmingham (Ala.) Race relations History. African Americans Civil rights History. Ku Klux Klan (1915-) History. Bombings History. Hate crimes History. AR 8.2 RC 9.8 Lexile 1190 IL 5-10.
Birmingham Sunday IJS  
B 62256B 62256 BLACK HAWK: STORY OF AN AMERICAN INDIAN
Grade Lvl: I Author: CUNNINGHAM, MAGGI
Length: 70 Copyright: 1979

Biography of the last great war leader of the Sauk whose unsuccessful attempts to keep their homelands ended Indian land holdings in the Illinois region. (Sac Indian)
BLACK HAWK: STORY OF AN AMERICAN INDIAN I  
B 123386B 123386 Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wallace, Rich
Length: 352 Copyright: 2016

Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace explore what led Jonathan Myrick Daniels to the moment of his death, the trial of his murderer, and how these events helped reshape both the legal and political climate of Lowndes County and the nation. Biography. Includes timelines, narratives, photographs index and bibliography. IL 7-12. AR 7.4. RC 9.2. Lexile 1030.
Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights JS  
B 127239B 127239 Brown v. Board of Education: A Day that Changed America
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weston, Margeaux
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered a unanimous ruling that declared racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, because separate could never be equal. Now readers can step back in time to learn about what led up to this milestone in the Civil Rights movement, how the landmark case unfolded, and the ways in which one day changed America forever.U.S. History. Series nonfiction: Days That Changed America by Capstone. IL 4-7. AR 4.9. Lexile 780. GR U.
Brown v. Board of Education: A Day that Changed America IJ  
B 125647B 125647 Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Selina, Alko
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

Shares the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, an interracial couple who, in 1958, struggled with marriage laws. Narrative nonfiction. Marriage. IL 2-6.
Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage PI  
B 114991B 114991 Children of Manzanar
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 146 Copyright: 2012

Brief essays and captioned black-and-white photographs document the experiences of Japanese American children and young adults at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. Children Manzanar (Calif.) History. Japanese Americans Interviews. Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. RC 9.4 Lexile 1200 IL 5-10.
Children of Manzanar IJS  
B 86055B 86055 Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Dunn, John
Length: 128 Copyright: 1998

A historical overview of the movement for freedom and equality for blacks in the United States. Follett RL 8.9.
Civil Rights Movement IJS  
B 127049B 127049 Clean Getaway
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 227 Copyright: 2020

For 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. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem, G'ma included. An Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. See Playaway KM 13493. IL 5-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. GR W.
Clean Getaway IJ  
KM 13493KM 13493 Clean Getaway (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

For 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. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem. Kt contains the playaway, a hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time approximately 4 hours. A Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 5-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. GR W.
Clean Getaway (Playaway) IJ  
B 126059B 126059 Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gates, Henry Louis
Length: 225 Copyright: 2019

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents a journey through America's past and our nation's attempts at renewal in this look at the Civil War's conclusion, Reconstruction, and the rise of Jim Crow segregation. Includes primary sources. U.S. Civil War. Reconstruction Era. IL 8-12. AR 8.7. RC 12.4. Lexile 1200.
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow JS  
B 103556B 103556 Especially Heroes
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kroll, Virginia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

After talking about heroes and martyrs at school, a young girl gets a first-hand look at heroism when her father and several others protect their neighbor from a group of racists. Hate crimes. AR 4.0. Follett RL 5.0. IL 3-6.
Especially Heroes PI  
B 125022B 125022 Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hartfield, Claire
Length: 198 Copyright: 2018

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the "white" beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture. Archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, index. Narrative nonfiction. IL 9-12. RC 10.6. Lexile 1120.
Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 JS  
B 102863B 102863 Flight of Red Bird: Life of Zitkala-Sa
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 186 Copyright: 1997

Chronicles, through her own reminiscences, letters, speeches, and stories, the experiences of a Yankton Indian woman whose life spanned the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century. Sioux. Indians of the Great Plains. Indian boarding schools. Indian-rights activists. Primary sources. AR 7.1. Lexile 960. IL 7-10.
Flight of Red Bird: Life of Zitkala-Sa JS  
KM 13629KM 13629 Goldie's History 3rd Grade: Enslavement to the Great Migration
Grade Lvl: P Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Third grade. After the Civil War, discriminatory practices were still being used to suppress African Americans. Students will investigate the impact of sharecropping, segregation and a lack of voting rights, and why these unfair policies were in place for so many years. Students will also learn about the trailblazing Iowans who stood up for their civil rights, as well as how Iowa law changed in comparison to federal law. Contents include: Teacher's manual, 4 books: This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson; The Great Migration: Journey to the North by Eloise Greenfield; Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard; Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome; Mystery photos and "Think Like..." cards. Primary Sources. IL Grade 3.
Goldie's History 3rd Grade: Enslavement to the Great Migration P  
KM 13631KM 13631 Goldie's History 5th Grade: Right to Vote: African-American Suffrage
Grade Lvl: I Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Fifth grade. Voting is a fundamental process of democracy, but up until the Civil War, in most places, the right to vote in the United States was restricted to white males 21 years and older. Over the years, U.S. citizens’ have been denied voting rights based on race, gender, land ownership status, age, tribal membership and criminal convictions. Students will learn about the African-American suffrage movement, racist practices to keep them from the ballot box and the continued struggle over the authority of the federal government versus states rights. While African Americans were granted the right to vote nationally in 1870, many did not see that reality until 1965. In Iowa, African-American males were granted the right to vote in 1868, but not social equality. Contents include: Teacher's manual, 4 books: Equality’s Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America by Deborah Diesen; Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter; The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch by Chris Barton; Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend by Calvin Alexander Ramsey; Mystery photos and "Think Like..." cards. Primary Sources. IL Grade 5.
Goldie's History 5th Grade: Right to Vote: African-American Suffrage I  
KM 13635KM 13635 Goldie's History 5th Grade: School Desegregation
Grade Lvl: I Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Fifth grade. This unit requires students to use text, maps and video to understand the process of school desegregation in the United States and in Iowa, as well as the struggle in the southern states. Students also will develop skills of analyzing sources, summarizing, comparing and contrasting, and supporting answers with evidence. Contents include: Teacher's manual, 3 books: Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges; Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh; This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce; Mystery photos and "Think Like..." cards. Primary Sources. IL Grade 5.
Goldie's History 5th Grade: School Desegregation I  
B 125349B 125349 Green: A Novel
Grade Lvl: S Author: Graham-Felsen, Sam
Length: 301 Copyright: 2018

In 1992 Boston, Dave, a white boy at a mostly black middle school, befriends Marlon, a youth who lives in public housing and who confounds Dave's assumptions about black culture before their bond is tested by girls, family secrets, and national violence. Alex Award, 2019. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Race relations. IL 10-12.
Green: A Novel S  
B 83481B 83481 I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Stanley, Jerry
Length: 102 Copyright: 1994

Photo-essay tells the story of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Focuses on the experiences of one high school boy, Shi Nomura, who was sent to Manzanar, a camp in California. AR 8.2 Lexile 1180. GR level Z. IL 5-10.
I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment IJS  
B 102376B 102376 I Am Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Parks, Rosa
Length: 48 Copyright: 1997

Rosa Parks, the African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement. Puffin Easy-to-Read, Level 3. AR level 3.3. Follett RL 2.8. RC 3.4 Lexile 520. GR level O. IL 2-4.
I Am Rosa Parks PI  
KM 11898KM 11898 I Am Rosa Parks (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Parks, Rosa
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement. Civil disobedience. Kit contains playaway--a pre-loaded audio book on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); instruction sheet; earphones; and book (48 pages; AR 3.3 RC 3.4 Lexile 520 GR level O) IL 2-4.
I Am Rosa Parks (Playaway) PI  
B 128289B 128289 I Am Ruby Bridges
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bridges, Ruby
Length: 48 Copyright: 2022

When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage. 24-25 Goldfinch Award Honor Book. IL 1-4. AR 3.0 Lexile 600.
I Am Ruby Bridges PI  
B 86086B 86086 I Have a Dream
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Length: 40 Copyright: 1997

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s classic speech is illustrated by 15 Coretta Scott King Award-winning artists. In the final pages the artists explain their work.
I Have a Dream PIJ  
KM 11695KM 11695 I Have A Dream
Grade Lvl: PI Author: King, Martin Luther Jr.
Length: 0 Copyright: 2012

Presents illustrations (Kadir Nelson) and the text of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in which he described his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for humankind. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) AR 4.7 Included with the book is an audio CD of the speech. IL 1-6.
I Have A Dream PI  
B 124167B 124167 If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hooks, Gwendolyn
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Life today is a lot different than it was in the past. Think of the things you have today. The clothes you wear. The kind of home you live in. The foods you eat. Many of these probably wouldn't be the same if you were living in a different period of time. Through If You Were a Kid series, readers look at the history of the civil rights movement, including the story of African American twins Connie and Mark who witness and participate in it. Text includes index, timeline, and vocabulary words to know. Series nonfiction: If I Were a Kid... IL 1-4. AR 4.4. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement PI  
B 117513B 117513 Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sandler, Martin W
Length: 176 Copyright: 2013

Examines the American internment of Japanese Americans and immigrants in concentration camps during World War II, and the struggle of internees to rebuild their lives after they were freed at the end of the war. Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. AR 9.4 RC 12.0 Lexile 1230 GR level Y IL 6-10.
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II IJS  
B 122529B 122529 In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Davis, Kenneth C
Length: 286 Copyright: 2016

Presents the true stories of five slaves who were considered the property of U.S. presidential families, including Washington's valet Billy Lee, Jefferson's servant Isaac Granger, and War of 1812 witness Paul Jennings. AR 8.2 IL 6-10.
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, a IJS  
B 122852B 122852 Internment Camps
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hyde, Natalie
Length: 48 Copyright: 2017

Examines the internment of enemy aliens in the United States and Canada during the Second World War. With particular emphasis on yellow peril and the plight of Japanese-American and Canadian citizens, the book reveals the events, mindsets, and policies leading up to and following the forced removal of thousands of citizens from their homes into internment camps. Uses primary sources including real accounts of survivors. From the series Uncovering The Past. RC 8.2 Lexile 1030 IL 5-9.
Internment Camps IJ  
KM 9629KM 9629 Japanese-American Internment Camps Posters-Jackdaw (BB)
Grade Lvl: IJST Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1999

Subtitle: Life In the Camps. Twelve b/w historical photograph posters relating to the evacuation of Japanese-Americans to relocation centers (internment camps) from 1942-1946. Includes study guide with information, map, activities, timeline, and photo analysis worksheet. Primary sources. Source documents.
Japanese-American Internment Camps Posters-Jackdaw (BB) IJST  
B 125036B 125036 Journey of Little Charlie
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 234 Copyright: 2018

When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him. Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing. Historical fiction. Fugitive slaves. IL 5-8. AR 5.8. RC 7.5. Lexile 960.
Journey of Little Charlie IJ  
B 89497B 89497 Let It Shine: Black Women Freedom Fighters
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 107 Copyright: 2000

Subtitle: Stories Of Black Women Freedom Fighters. Collection of sketches celebrating the contributions of ten women who moved forward the cause of civil rights in America: Sojourner Truth, Biddy Mason, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Ella Josephine Baker, Dorothy Irene Height, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisholm. AR level 7.2. Follett RL 4.8. Carter G. Woodson Middle Book Award 2001.
Let It Shine: Black Women Freedom Fighters IJ  
B 125080B 125080 Let the Children March
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Clark-Robinson, Monica
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

"I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids. I couldn't go to their schools. I couldn't drink from their water fountains. There were so many things I couldn't do." In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world. IL 1-4. AR 3.8. RC 3.7. Lexile 650.
Let the Children March PI  
B 106677B 106677 Let's Talk About Race
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lester, Julius
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story." Race awareness. Toleration/Tolerance. AR 3.0. Follett RL 3.3.
Let's Talk About Race PI  
B 127240B 127240 March on Washington: A Day That Changed America
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weston, Margeaux
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people marched on the United States capital to demand equal economic opportunities and civil rights for Black Americans. And at the end of the event, Martin Luther King Jr. took to the podium and delivered his unforgettable 'I Have a Dream' speech. Now readers can step back in time to learn what led up to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, how this historic demonstration unfolded, and the ways in which one day changed America forever. U.S. History. Series nonfiction: Days That Changed America by Capstone. IL 4-7. AR 5.0. Lexile 770. GR V.
March on Washington: A Day That Changed America IJ  
B 119232B 119232 Martin Luther King Jr. In His Own Words
Grade Lvl: I Author: Nagelhout, Ryan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

A brief biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. that uses his own words to describe his childhood, education, and the Civil Rights Movement. From the series Eyewitness To History. IL 4-6.
Martin Luther King Jr. In His Own Words I  
B 123583B 123583 Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Clayton, Ed
Length: 114 Copyright: 2017

Presents a biography of Martin Luther King Jr. who devoted his life to helping people, first as a Baptist minister and scholar and later as a leader in the African-American civil rights movement. Nonfiction. Biography. IL 4-8.
Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior IJ  
B 81908B 81908 Pink and Say
Grade Lvl: I Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 45 Copyright: 1994

Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Picture book for older readers. AR 3.8. RC 4.9. Lexile 590. GR level V.
Pink and Say I  
KM 7922KM 7922 Pink and Say
Grade Lvl: I Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Contents: six copies of the picture book for older readers (45 pages) by Patricia Polacco. AR 3.8. RC 4.9. Lexile 590.
Pink and Say I  
B 125928B 125928 Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Wittenstein, Barry
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

The true story behind the writing of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Biography. Includes back matter. Civil rights history. IL 3-8. AR 5.6. Lexile 990.
Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation PIJ  
B 105008B 105008 Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 64 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: How Jackie Robinson Changed America. A biography of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the major leagues, as told by his daughter. AR 7.0. Follett RL 6.8. RC 7.4. Lexile 1030. GR level W.
Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson IJ  
KM 13373KM 13373 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Mildred D
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. Told from the main heroine, Cassie Logan, is an independent school aged girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family. She learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect. Kit contents includes: 30 paperback copies of the book, 6 audio CDs, 5 playaways, 2 splitters, Teacher guides from: Novel Ties, The Engaged Reader, Taking Grades, Teacher Created Resources, and Great Works. Historical fiction. Playaway run time: 7 hours 30 minutes. Audio CDs run time: 7 hours and 30 minutes. Mentor text. Middle School Literacy/Language Arts with Social Studies connections. IL 5-9. AR 5.7. RC 6.9. Lexile 920. GR W. Four week loan period.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies) IJ  
B 126185B 126185 Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Grade Lvl: S Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 294 Copyright: 2020

A remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning. A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today. Social issues. Prejudice and racism. Young adult. Mature themes. IL 9-12. GR Z+. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You S  
KM 13388KM 13388 Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 294 Copyright: 2020

A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning. Social issues. Race relations in the United States. Young adult nonfiction. Mature themes. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022. Kit contains one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 4 hours. IL 9-12. AR 7.4. Lexile 1000. GR Z+.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Playaway) JS  
B 83150B 83150 Story of Ruby Bridges
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Coles, Robert
Length: 30 Copyright: 1995

For months, six year old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of segregationists when she becomes the first African-American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. Desegregation. AR 4.4. RC 5.4. Lexile 730. GR level O. Making inferences. Inferring. IL 1-4.
Story of Ruby Bridges PI  
B 62255B 62255 Tecumseh: The Story of an American Indian
Grade Lvl: I Author: Schraff, Anne
Length: 70 Copyright: 1979

This is a biography of the Shawnee warrior, orator, and leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers. Follett RL 5.9.
Tecumseh: The Story of an American Indian I  
B 109511B 109511 Thin Wood Walls
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Patneaude, David
Length: 231 Copyright: 2004

When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Joe Harnada and his family face growing prejudice, eventually being torn away from their home and sent to a relocation camp in California, even as his older brother joins the United States Army to fight in the war. Japanese Americans Evaculation and Relocation. Points of view. AR 4.3. Follett RL 4.0. RC 3.3. Lexile 620.
Thin Wood Walls IJS  
B 88069B 88069 Through My Eyes
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bridges,Ruby
Length: 64 Copyright: 1999

Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six year old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960. 2000 Orbis Pictus Award. AR 5.9. RC 5.6. Lexile 860. IL 4-8.
Through My Eyes IJ  
B 99352B 99352 Understanding to Kill a Mockingbird
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Johnson, Claudia
Length: 225 Copyright: 1994

Subtitle: A Student Casebook To Issues, Sources, and Historic Documents. Source material to help students to study the novel in the context of its time. Documents and readings include court testimony from the Scottsboro case of the 1930's, news stories and editorials on civil rights activities in Alabama of 1950's, and memoirs, interviews, and other readings that promote interdisciplinary study of the novel.
Understanding to Kill a Mockingbird ST  
B 126216B 126216 Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woods, Brenda
Length: 194 Copyright: 2019

Gabriel, twelve, gains new perspective when he becomes friends with Meriwether, a Black World War II hero who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. Historical fiction. African American. Family life. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA IJ  
B 122538B 122538 Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Marrin, Albert
Length: 246 Copyright: 2016

Chronicles the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, looking at the events leading up to it, how the policy exposed racism, and how this event is remembered today. 2017 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. AR 8.2 IL 7-12.
Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II JS  
B 127774B 127774 Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Smith, Tommie
Length: 200 Copyright: 2022

A graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships. In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest. Autobiography. Civil rights. Memoir. US History. Sports. IL 9-12.
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice JS  
B 124974B 124974 Walking with Miss Millie
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bundy, Tamara
Length: 227 Copyright: 2017

Alice is angry at having to move to Rainbow, Georgia-a too small, too hot, dried-up place she's sure will never feel like home. Then she gets put in charge of walking her elderly neighbor's dog. But Clarence won't budge without Miss Millie, so Alice and Miss Millie walk him together. Strolling with Clarence and Miss Millie quickly becomes the highlight of Alice's day and opens her eyes to all sorts of new things to marvel over. During their walks, theymeet a mix of people, and Alice sees that although there are some bullies and phonies, there are plenty of kind folks, too. Miss Millie shares her family's story with Alice, showing her the painful impact segregation has had on their town. And with Miss Millie, Alice is finally able to express her own heartache over why her family had to move there in the first place. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2019-2020. Historical fiction. Civil rights. IL 4-8. AR 4.9. RC 5.2. Lexile 790.
Walking with Miss Millie IJ  
B 114994B 114994 We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Levinson, Cynthia
Length: 176 Copyright: 2012

Photo-essay discusses the 1963 Birmingham Children's March in Birmingham, Alabama. African American students History. 2013 Orbis Pictus Honor book. AR 7.4 RC 8.6 Lexile 1020 IL 6-12.
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March IJS  
B 125834B 125834 When Rosa Parks Went Fishing
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ruiz, Rachel
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

No discussion of the Civil Rights Movement is complete without the story of Rosa Parks. But what was this activist like as a child? Following young Rosa from a fishing creek to a one-room schoolhouse, from her wearing homemade clothes to wondering what "white" water tastes like, readers will be inspired by the experiences that shaped one of the most famous African-Americans in history. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 3.8. Lexile 600. GR P.
When Rosa Parks Went Fishing PI  
B 127564B 127564 When We Say Black Lives Matter
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Clarke, Maxine Beneba
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020

From birth to the end of school, in joy and in sorrow, on the trumpet and the djembe, at home and in the community, a Black child's parent explain why Black Lives Matter. African American. Story about me. Social movement. Family. IL 2-6. AR 3.5.
When We Say Black Lives Matter PI