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1121) Freedom summer
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Freedom Summer of 1964 focused national attention on Mississippi when three civil rights workers (two white and one black) were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan on June 21, 1964, leading eventually to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
1126) If your back's not bent: the role of the Citizenship Education Program in the civil rights movement
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1132) Rosa Parks
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A biography of the African American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
1134) Rosa Parks
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Pequeño and grande volume 28
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Español
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Rosa Parks fue una activista y una de las figuras más importantes del movimiento por los derechos civiles de Estados Unidos. A los treinta años, se convirtió en líder de la Asociación Nacional para el Progreso de las Personas de Color (NAACP) en Montgomery y comenzó a trabajar para acabar con la desigualdad. A los cuarenta y dos, fue detenida y encarcelada porque se negó a cederle el asiento en un autobús a una persona blanca. Su detención...
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"George M. Houser (1916-2015) was one of the most important civil rights and antiwar activists of the twentieth century. A draft resister during World War II who went to prison for his refusal to register for the draft, in 1942 Houser cofounded and led the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), whose embrace of nonviolent protest strategies and tactics characterized the modern American Civil Rights Movement. Beginning in the 1950s, Houser played a critical...
1137) Maya Angelou: en español
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"Maya Angelou pasó gran parte de su infancia en Stamps, Arkansas. Después de un evento traumático a los ocho años, dejó de hablar durante cinco años. Sin embargo, Maya redescubrió su voz a través de libros maravillosos y se convirtió en una de las escritoras y oradoras más queridas del mundo. Este libro conmovedor presenta ilustraciones elegantes y extravagantes y datos adicionales en la parte posterior, incluida una cronología biográfica...
1138) Rosa Parks
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English
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A biography of the black woman sometimes known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement for her part in precipitating the Montgomery bus boycott.
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"José de la Luz Sáenz (1888-1953)--or Luz--believed in fighting for what was right. Although he was born in the United States, he and his family experienced prejudice because of their Mexican heritage. When World War I broke out, Luz volunteered to join the fight. Because of his ability to quickly learn languages, he became part of the Intelligence Office in Europe. However, despite his hard work and intellect, Luz often didn't receive credit for...
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