JD Jackson
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Books @ Noon January 2021 picks
Honoring Black History Month in Small Business
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Uncle Tom's Cabin Book Discussion Group
Honoring Black History Month in Small Business
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Uncle Tom's Cabin Book Discussion Group
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Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963
On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders’ criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing, “Letter...
On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders’ criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing, “Letter...
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A young woman determined to carry on her grandfather's proud legacy takes a stand for the rights of blacks and Indians long after her father, former slave Cow Tom, becomes a translator in the American Indian wars after being sold as a slave to a Creek Indian chief. 432pp., 35K, Auth res: Northern CA
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2021-2022 OBOB 6th-8th Grade
American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2021
Books for Young Readers to Inspire Conversations
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American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2021
Books for Young Readers to Inspire Conversations
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"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--