Black History (Juvenile) | Cedar Park Public Library

1) Above the rim: how Elgin Baylor changed basketball

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"Though not as widely known as other basketball legends, hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of the game's all-time greatest players-an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. A member of the early, scrappy NBA and one of the first professional African American players, Elgin played in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, taking risks on and off the court. Known for his acrobatic style of moving...

2) All different now: Juneteenth, the first day of freedom

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Johnson, Angela

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In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth.

3) Back of the bus

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Reynolds, Aaron

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From the back of the bus, an African American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks.

4) The Beatitudes: from slavery to civil rights

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Weatherford, Carole Boston

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The Beatitudes form the backdrop for Weatherford's free-verse poem that traces the African American journey from slavery to civil rights.

5) Because Claudette

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Baptiste, Tracey

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"A picture book biography about Claudette Colvin, the teen whose activism launched the Montgomery bus boycott, and a celebration of collective action"--

6) Because they marched: the people's campaign for voting rights that changed America

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Freedman, Russell

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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Newbery Medalist Freedman presents a riveting account of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights.

7) Black & white: the confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene Bull Connor

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Brimner, Larry Dane

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Discusses the effect of the relationship between the African American cleric Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Birmingham, Alabama city commissioner Eugene Bull Connor had on the course of the civil rights movement.

8) The Black Power movement

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Rissman, Rebecca

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Offers a history of the Black Power movement in the United States, from who was involved to what the movement hoped to accomplish.

9) Blood brother: Jonathan Daniels and his sacrifice for civil rights

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Jonathan Daniels, a white seminary student from New Hampshire, traveled to Selma, Alabama, in 1965 to help with voter registration of black residents. After the voting rights marches, he remained in Alabama in the area known as Bloody Lowndes, an extremely dangerous area for white freedom fighters, to assist civil rights workers. Five months later, Jonathan Daniels was shot and killed while saving the life of Ruby Sales, a black teenager. Through...

10) The case for loving: the fight for interracial marriage

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The story of interracial couple Mildred and Richard Perry, who got married in Washington, D.C., and were arrested after they returned to Virginia, and took their legal case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

11) Child of the Civil Rights Movement

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In this Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child's unique perspective to an important chapter in America's history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including Uncle Martin (Martin Luther King), Paula watched and listened to the...

12) The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Primary Source Exploration of the Landmark Legislation

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Schwartz, Heather

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a groundbreaking law. Under this law African-Americans could no longer be segregated from white Americans. The law changed the country forever. Explore the points of view of the lawmakers who passed the law and the people who opposed it through powerful primary sources and historical photos.

13) Claudette Colvin: twice toward justice

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Hoose, Phillip M

14) Coretta Scott King

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The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Coretta Scott King in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative back matter. The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. These books examine the lives of famous historical men and women in a simple, age-appropriate way that...

15) Coretta: the autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

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King, Coretta Scott

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Celebrate the life of the extraordinary civil and human rights activist Coretta Scott King with this picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir. This is the autobiography of Coretta Scott King--wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.; founder of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (the King Center); architect of the MLK, Jr. legacy; and global leader in movements for civil and human rights as well as peace....

16) Delivering justice: W.W. Law and the fight for civil rights

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17) Eleanor Roosevelt: fighter for justice : her impact on the civil rights movement, the White House, and the world

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Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice shows young readers how the former First Lady evolved from a poor little rich girl to a protector and advocate for those without a voice. Though now seen as a cultural icon, she was a woman deeply insecure about her looks and her role in the world. But by recognizing her fears and constantly striving to overcome her prejudices, she used her proximity to presidents and her own power to aid in the fight for Civil...

18) The Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery in America

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From the distance of more than a hundred years, it is difficult to comprehend how the cruelty of slavery continued for so long. It took a devastating civil war to finally end it, bringing the U.S. to the brink of self-annihilation. The final blow against slavery was President Abraham Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation. Readers receive glimpses of the behind-the-scenes drama and agonizing political and moral calculations that went into what Lincoln...

19) Frederick Douglass: the lion who wrote history

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Myers, Walter Dean

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A picture book biography of Frederick Douglass, a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, 'Once you learn to read, you will be forever free'.--From the publisher.

20) Free at last: a Juneteenth poem

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Kincaid-Rolle, Sojourner

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"Free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas, to contemporary observances all over the United States. This is an ode to the strength of Black Americans and a call to remember and honor a holiday whose importance reverberates far beyond the borders of Texas"--