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201) Coretta Scott
Author
Publisher
K. Tegen
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Martin Luther King's wife, Coretta, who in her own right, was a civil rights pioneer who experienced the injustices of the segregated South and who continued her husband's mission after his assassination.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
You've heard the names Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, but what about the many other women who were crucial to the Civil Rights Movement? Told through 13 short biographies, this book celebrates some of the incredible Black women who were instrumental in the nation's fight for civil rights. An empowering, eye-opening look at how one person can impact greater change, this book is both a conversation starter and much-needed history lesson for our...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Voting gives people a voice in their communities. In the past, racist laws and practices kept Black American voices silent. No place was more affected by this racism than the state of Mississippi. In 1964, organizers and volunteers brought change to Mississippi. This movement to register Black voters became known as Freedom Summer, and it led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Discover the people, events, and results of Freedom Summer...
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