Just like Jesse Owens by Young, Andrew 

BTSB Prebound(Orchard Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 974464 Temp OS

Dewey: 323.1/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.2 LG

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Subjects: Young, Andrew,|d1932- - Childhood and youth Owens, Jesse,|d1913-1980 Family life African Americans - Biography Race relations African American track and field athletes New Orleans (La.)

Summary: As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. Andrew's father told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, "Don't get mad, get smart." To drive home the lesson, the family went to the local theater to see newsreels of Olympic track star Jesse Owens and how he competed in Nazi Germany with dignity.

Ruby Bridges goes to school : my true story [Scholastic Reader. Level 2]by Bridges, Ruby 

Paperback(Scholastic, 2009)

BTSB #: 150614 Available

Dewey: 379.2/AAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.5 MG RC: 2.4 K-2 Lexile: 470 F&P: K

Genres:

Subjects: Bridges, Ruby Women - Biography African Americans - Biography School integration New Orleans (La.)

Summary: This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who helped shape our country when she became the first African-American to attend an all-white school in New Orleans.

Streetcar named desire by Williams, Tennessee 

Paperback(New Directions, 2004)

BTSB #: 952051 Available

Dewey: 812/NAges: 12-18   
AR: 5.7 UG

Genres:

Subjects: Women teachers Sisters Widows Rape New Orleans (La.)

Summary: The classic play begins with Blanche DuBois's arrival in New Orleans to stay with her sister and brother-in-law.