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English
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The story of a black girl growing up in the desperate poverty of rural Mississippi. Written without a trace of sentimentality or apology, this is an unforgettable personal story--the truth as a remarkable young woman named Anne Moody lived it. To read her book is to know what it is to have grown up black in Mississippi in the forties and fifties -- & to have survived with pride & courage intact. In this now classic autobiography, she details the sights,...
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2010
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English
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In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
5) Oyate
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In the wake of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests, Indigenous People are using their newfound platform to shed light on the wide array of injustices committed against them to embark upon the process of decolonization.
6) The 60's
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
From the glamorous years of the Kennedy administration to the triumph of the first moonwalk, viewers are escorted through the period's world-changing events, including the Cuban missile crisis; the civil rights movement; the assassinations of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.; urban riots; the Vietnam War; and the peace movement it fostered.