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Celebrate Black History Month with these recommended titles by, for and about African Americans.
All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Booker T. Washington: Educator and Racial Spokesman
Schroeder, Alan (Chelsea House Pub, c2005)
Shelf Number: J378.111/W317sc/2005/BIOGRAPHY
A biography of the former slave, who became the leading African American educator of his time and the founder of Tuskegee University.
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Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights
Haskins, James (Candlewick Press, c2005)
Shelf Number: J323.092/L4169h/TWEEN/BIOGRAPHY
Presents the life of W.W. Law, an NAACP activist, whose efforts to register black voters, and lead a successful business boycott resulted in Savannah , Georgia being the first city in the south to end racial discrimination.
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Donovan McNabb
Bradley, Michael (Benchmark Books, c2005)
Shelf Number: J796.332/M1691b/TWEEN/BIOGRAPHY
Discusses the personal life and football career of the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback
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Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement
Bausum, Ann (National Geographic, c2006)
Shelf Number: J323.1196/B351f/BIOGRAPHY
Offers the true account of two young men who took the risk to venture into the segregated South at the peak of the Civil Rights era to take part as Freedom Riders and fight for equality for all--making their mark and doing their part to change history forever along the way.
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Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedman, Russell (Holiday House, c2006)
Shelf Number: J323.1196/F8535f
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, a movement was set in motion that led to other nonviolent boycotts, marches, and walks--resulting in the civil rights movement and major social changes throughout the nation.
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The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage
Myers, Walter Dean (HarperCollins, c2006)
Shelf Number: J940.41273/M9968h
A compelling narrative and never-before published photos document the heroism of the unsung heroes of the African-American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters who, despite bigotry and discrimination, distinguished themselves in combat in World War I.
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