Describes the life and accomplishments of the civil rights worker who took a controversial, aggressive stance in his struggle for black rights in the 1960s.

Mention the Civil Rights era in Alabama, and most people recall images of terrible violence. But something different was happening in Huntsville. For the citizens of that city, creativity, courage, and cooperation were the keys to working together to integrate their city and schools in peace. In an engaging celebration of this lesser-known chapter in American and African-American history, author Hester Bass and illustrator E. B. Lewis show children...

Describes the experiences of young Blacks who were involved in significant events in the civil rights movement, including Brown vs. Board of Education, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the sit-in movement.

Discusses the main concerns of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, and how those have evolved since; what's changed for the better, what might be worse, and where do we go from here. Includes critical thinking questions.

Provides a historical overview of the case that desegrated public education in the United States.

Traces the life of the Baptist minister, from his early days and education to his leadership of the civil rights movement.

Presents illustrations and the text of the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in which he described his visionary dream of equality and brotherhood for humankind.

A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.