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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Presents the life and achievements of Coretta Scott King, discussing her vital role in the Civil Rights Movement, her awareness campaigns, and her efforts to continue the work of her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr.
2) Rosa
Author
Appears on list
Description
Provides the story of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama set in motion all the events of the civil rights movement that resulted in the end of the segregated South
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black and first female streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
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
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Question: Who was known as the First Lady of the U.S. civil rights movement? Answer: Coretta Scott King. She helped her husband, Martin Luther King Jr., fight for equal rights for African Americans in the 1950's and 1960's. After his death, she continued to speak out for peace and equality for all people.
7) Ruby Bridges
Author
Series
Publisher
Discover Roo, an imprint of Pop!
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Get to know the life and legacy of Ruby Bridges. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text give early readers an engaging and age-appropriate look at her brave role in ending segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2008
Description
"Coretta Scott King is well known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and for her own civil rights and world peace activism. She also received many awards and honorary degrees. But before she did all of those impressive things, Coretta was a strong little girl who could outclimb anyone in her neighborhood, was very close to her dad, and had a beautiful singing voice! Read all about how Coretta Scott King learned that if you work hard...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Born into slavery in 1862, Ida Bell Wells was freed as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865. Yet she could see just how unjust the world she was living in was. This drove her to become a journalist and activist. Throughout her life, she fought against prejudice and for equality for African Americans. Ida B. Wells would go on to co-own a newspaper, write several books, help cofound the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
10) Maya Angelou
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Discusses the life and work of the well-known writer, entertainer, and political activist, Maya Angelou.
13) I am Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Description
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively language, Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood to the present and recounts the events that shook the nation. Her story is powerful, inspiring and unforgettable.
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Appears on list
Description
"Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come"--
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Description
This picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir paints a vivid portrait of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a singular 20th-century American civil and human rights activist who fought for justice against all odds, becoming an unforgettable champion of social change.
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