Embedded Files
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegration
By Duncan Tonatluh, 2014
A Mexican-American family fights against segregated schools in post-WWII California. Based on a true story.
Henry's Freedom Box
By Ellen Levine, 2007
As a boy he was sold away from his family and as a man his family was sold away from him. Henry Brown, who has been a slave his whole life, decides to mail himself in a wooden box from Richmond, VA to Philadelphia and his dream of freedom. Based on a true story.
Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker
By Patricia Hruby Powell, 2019
Long before the civil rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s ,
Ella Baker worked to lift others up by fighting racial injustice.
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
By Mara Rockliff, 2020
Georgia Gilmore, the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956.
Malala, A Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, A Brave Boy from Pakistan
By Jeannette Winter, 2014
Malala and Iqbal bravely spoke out about the inequality and injustices happening n Pakistan. Tragically, both were shot and Iqbal died from his wounds. Malala now travels the world speaking out supporting educational and women's rights.
The Singer and the Scientist
By Lisa Rose, 2021
A beautiful friendship in a world of discrimination between Albert Einstein and singer Marion Anderson when she is not allowed to stay in a hotel after performing for an all white audience.
The Teachers March: How Selma's Teachers Changed History
By Sandra Neil Wallace, 2020
In 1965, a group of teachers marched peacefully to the Dallas County Courthouse in Selma, Alabama, demanding black citizens' right to register to vote.
Page updated
Report abuse