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Two friends
This story imagines what it was like when Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass got together for a cup of tea and discussed their struggle for civil rights.
Visiting Langston
A poem to celebrate the African American poet, Langston Hughes, born on February 1, 1902
One million men and me
With her Daddy, Nia travels by bus to Washington, D.C. on October 16, 1995, to march with a million Black men to pray and be strengthened. Includes author's note about the Million Man March.
Singing with Momma Lou
Nine-year-old Tamika uses photographs, school yearbooks, movie ticket stubs, and other mementos to try to restore the memory of her grandmother, who has Alzheimer's disease.
In the small, small night
Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance
My brother Martin
Looks at the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., as seen through the eyes of his older sister. Looks at the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., as seen through the eyes of his older sister. "Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down." Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated South of the 1930s taught young Martin a bitter lesson--little white children and little black children were not to play with one another. Martin decided then and there that something had to be done. And so he began the journey that would change the course of American history
I’m new here
Three children from Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States
My Uncle Martin’s big heart
A young girl introduces readers to her uncle, Martin Luther King Jr., describing what he does and family moments they have shared
The patchwork path
While her father leads her toward Canada and away from the plantation where they have been slaves, a young girl thinks of the quilt her mother used to teach her a code that will help guide them to freedom
Tea cakes for Tosh
Tosh has spent many days in the kitchen with his grandmother, Honey, watching her bake cookies and listening to tales of their enslaved ancestors, so when Honey's memory starts to fail, Tosh is able to help with the cookies and more. Includes a recipe for tea cakes.