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Civil rights workers

Freedom Walkers

Russell Freedman

Presents the story of the Montgomery bus boycott and the key persons and events that contributed to the year-long struggle for equal rights on Montgomery's city buses.

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Jesse Jackson

James Haskins

Presents the life, accomplishments, and goals of the civil rights activist and politician Jesse Jackson, from his childhood in North Carolina through his years in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

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Fight On!

Dennis B. Fradin

Profiles the first black Washington, D.C. Board of Education member, who helped to found the NAACP and organized pickets and boycotts that led to the 1953 Supreme Court decision to integrate D.C.

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Fannie Lou Hamer

Laura Baskes Litwin

A biography of the civil rights activist who devoted her life to helping blacks register to vote and gain a national political voice.

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Champions of Equality

Laurie Lindop

Contains biographies of the women who have made contributions toward furthering equality.

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Ghosts of Mississippi

Maryanne Vollers

Describes the three decade process to finally convict the instigator of the assassination of Medgar Evers.

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My Soul Is Rested

Howell Raines

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The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Doris Faber

A biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., focusing on his involvement in the civil rights movement. Discusses the investigations of his assassination.

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