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Famous African Americans for Teens

Vel Phillips [DVD videorecording]: Dream Big Dreams

Vel Phillips [DVD videorecording]: Dream Big Dreams
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Discover how Vel Phillips rose to prominence as one of Wisconsin's great civil rights activists, achieving an impressive list of "firsts" as part of her legacy.

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All Boys Aren't Blue: a Memoir-Manifesto

All Boys Aren't Blue: a Memoir-Manifesto
by George M. Johnson.

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood and adolescence growing up as a gay black man.Ages 15+

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Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning

Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
by Leslie Odom Jr.

The Tony-award winning actor draws from personal experience to help readers unlock true potential and empower themselves to achieve their dreams and improve tomorrow. Ages 15+

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Girl squads: 20 Female Friendships that Changed History

Girl squads: 20 Female Friendships that Changed History
by Sam Maggs.

Look at famous girl best friends from history, art, science, politics, activism and sports who stuck together through thick and thin to change the world. Ages 14+

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March. Book one

March. Book one
by John Lewis.

A first-hand account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights spans his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement. +

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.
by Valerie Bodden

A biography of Martin Luther King Jr., examining his position as a voice of the movement, as well as his emphasis on nonviolent resistance and other social stances.Ages 12+

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Ordinary Hazards: a Memoir

Ordinary Hazards: a Memoir
by Nikki Grimes.

Grimes recounts her traumatic childhood, a mother suffering from mental illness, and her discovery of her love of writing, which eventually helped her overcome the hazards of her life. Ages 15+

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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning. Ages 12+

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X: A Novel

X: A Novel
by Ilyasah Shabazz, with Kekla Magoon

Cowritten by Malcolm X’s daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world. Ages 14+

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