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A moving and inspiring picture book about James Weldon Johnson and the first mass all-Black march for civil rights in the United States when 10, 000 Black protestors, including children, marched down New York’s Fifth Avenue

An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights. According to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson was "a sit-inner before the sit-ins, a freedom rider before the Freedom Rides." According to Hank Aaron, Robinson was a leader of the Black Power movement before there was a Black Power movement. According to his wife, Rachel Robinson, he...

A gripping middle-grade history that offers a fresh look at the groundbreaking 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom by spotlighting the protest's radical roots and the long-ignored role of Black women organizers-includes a wealth of black and white photos from the time period throughout.Six decades ago, on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs a...

A biography of the great baseball player, written by renowned Robinson scholars Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, with equal focus on Jack's life before and after baseball-telling the story of his lifelong fight for personal dignity and social justice.JACK ROBINSON: THE STORY OF A BLACK FREEDOM FIGHTER presents a complete overview of Robinson's life, with equal focus on his life before and after baseball. Unlike most bios of Robinson that h...