"You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall. You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience. Featuring a dual narrative of the key moments of Dr. King's life alongside a modern class as the students learn about him, Carole Weatherfor's poetic text encapsulates the moments that readers today can reenact in their own lives. See a class of young students as they begin a school project inspired by...

"This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement."--Amazon.com.

Traces the life and achievements of the Baptist pastor who became a driving force behind the African American civil rights movement.

Presents a picture book biography of Fannie Lou Hamer, youngest of twenty children born to African American sharecroppers in the Mississippi Delta, who grew up to become a hero of the civil rights movement.

"Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020....

Introduces the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Using quotes from some of his beloved speeches, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes to life in stunning collage art and vibrant watercolor paintings in this profound and important biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his own words, will inspire and affect you, too. Narrated by Michael Clarke Duncan.

"A new history of the Civil Rights Movement with an emphasis on its nonviolent use of military tactics and strategy"--

Investigates the true story of the Port Chicago Navy base, which in World War II was used as a bomb-loading base for the Navy in the Pacific. Segregation was in effect, and every serviceman loading the bombs was black. When an explosion due to unsafe working conditions killed over three hundred servicemen, fifty black sailors refused to return to work until the unsafe conditions were dealt with, launching an early event in the civil rights movement....

Takes a look into the life and career of Martin Luther King Jr. and his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement.