Choosing brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the Civil Rights movement by Joy, Angela 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 502274 Available

Dewey: 364/BAges: 6-10   
AR: 4.4 MG Lexile: 680

Genres:

Subjects: Till-Mobley, Mamie,|d1921-2003 Till, Emmett,|d1941-1955 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - Biography Civil rights movements Lynching

Summary: A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement.

I am John Lewis [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Rocky Pond Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 636296 In Bindery

Dewey: 323.1196/BAges: 6-8   
F&P: R

Genres:

Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 Civil rights workers - Biography African Americans - Biography

Summary: This book spotlights John Lewis, known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement, having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting Rights March, and for his lifelong dedication to public service as a member of the House of Representatives.

I am Rosa Parks [Step into reading. Step 4]by Parks, Rosa 

Paperback(Random House, 2021)

BTSB #: 702016 Available

Dewey: 323/BAges: 7-9   
F&P: O

Genres:

Subjects: Parks, Rosa,|d1913-2005 Civil rights workers - Biography African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Montgomery (Ala.)

Summary: Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood and recounts the events that shook the nation.

I am Rosa Parks [Step into reading. Step 4]by Parks, Rosa 

BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2021)

BTSB #: 702017 Available

Dewey: 323/BAges: 7-9   
F&P: O

Genres:

Subjects: Parks, Rosa,|d1913-2005 Civil rights workers - Biography African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Montgomery (Ala.)

Summary: Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood and recounts the events that shook the nation.

John Lewis : diputado, activista por los derechos civiles [Biografias: Personas Que Han Hecho Historia]by Hansen, Grace 

BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Abdo Kids, 2023)

BTSB #: 418345 Available

Dewey: 328.7309/BAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 680

Genres:

Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 Legislators - United States - Biography Civil rights workers - Biography African American political activists - Biography Spanish language - Reading materials

Summary: This title introduces young readers to John Lewis, best known for his role during the Civil Rights era, for walking alongside Martin Luther King Jr., and for his work as a congressman. In Spanish.

Justice rising : 12 amazing black women in the civil rights movement by Russell-Brown, Katheryn 

BTSB Prebound(Viking, 2023)

BTSB #: 773166 Available

Dewey: 323.092/CAges: 3-7   
F&P: S

Genres:

Subjects: African American women - Biography Civil rights workers - Biography Civil rights movements

Summary: A celebration of twelve Black women who were pivotal to the civil rights movement and the fight for justice and equal rights in America.

Sing and shout : the mighty voice of Paul Robeson by Rubin, Susan Goldman 

BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2020)

BTSB #: 769569 Available

Dewey: 782/BAges: 12-17   
Lexile: 1050

Genres:

Subjects: Robeson, Paul,|d1898-1976 Entertainers - Biography Celebrities - Fiction African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - Biography

Summary: This biography explores the tumultuous and passionate life of activist, singer, and actor Paul Robeson.

Who was Coretta Scott King? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Herman, Gail 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2017)

BTSB #: 440352 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.7 MG RC: 4.2 3-5 Lexile: 670

Genres:

Subjects: King, Coretta Scott,|d1927-2006 African American women - Biography African American women civil rights workers - Biography Civil rights workers - Biography African American women social reformers - Biography Social reformers - Biography

Summary: The story of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, a civil rights leader in her own right.

Who was Coretta Scott King? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Herman, Gail 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2017)

BTSB #: 440357 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.7 MG RC: 4.2 3-5 Lexile: 670

Genres:

Subjects: King, Coretta Scott,|d1927-2006 African American women - Biography African American women civil rights workers - Biography Civil rights workers - Biography African American women social reformers - Biography Social reformers - Biography

Summary: The story of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, a civil rights leader in her own right.