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A biography of a woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.

Describes the formation of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment and its valiant battle history from 1863 to 1865.

A biography which discusses the discrimination faced by Jackie Robinson, the baseball legend who became the first African-American to play Major League baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Discusses what life was like for Americans during the Civil War; follows a year in the lives of two fictional families: a white family from the South and a Black family from the North; and presents projects and activities from that time period.

A biography covering the personal life and basketball career of the All-Star forward with the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Examines the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.

The Children is David Halberstam's moving evocation of the early days of the civil rights movement, as seen through the story of the young people - the Children - who met in the 1960s and went on to lead the revolution. The Children is a story one of America's preeminent journalists has waited years to write, a powerful book about one of the most dramatic moments in recent American history. They came together as part of Reverend James Lawson's workshops...