Extraordinary People of the Civil Rights Movement
Written by Shelia Jackson Hardy & P. Stephen Hardy
Publisher: Children's Press, March 2007
Reading Level:
Ages Teens & Young Adults
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Summary: This refreshing book looks at the achievements of seldom-mentioned leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, filling a gap in the literature of the period. In addition to biographical sketches of 61 key individuals and organizations of the era, most of which are accompanied by a black-and-white photograph, the text provides an overview of the events leading up to the movement. The profiles begin with Asa Philip Randolph and end with Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon. The book also looks at the Greensboro Four, the Freedom Riders, and those who were killed in the often-forgotten Orangeburg massacre. In short, this title recounts countless acts of raw courage and heroism from ordinary people who did extraordinary things, risking their own lives. This is a time that must be remembered, and these are people who deserve to be celebrated. This book does just those things.
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We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Led to Success
Written by David Sampson, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt
Publisher: Puffin, April 2006
Reading Level: Young Adults
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Summary:
Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George, and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination—and a lot of support from one another—but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.
About the Author
The Three Doctors live in Newark, New Jersey. Sharon Draper lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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