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Author:

Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961-

Title:

Justice rising : 12 amazing Black women in the Civil Rights Movement / written by Katheryn Russell-Brown ; illustrated by Kim Holt.

Publisher:

Vikingan imprint of Penguin Random House LLC,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Subject:

African American women civil rights workers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Picture books.
Creative nonfiction.

Other Authors:

Holt, Kim, 1968- illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Ella Baker -- Ruby Bridges -- Claudette Colvin -- Dorothy Cotton -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Coretta Scott King -- Diane Nash -- Rosa Parks -- Bernice Johnson Reagon -- Gloria Richardson -- Jo Ann Robinson -- Sheyann Webb -- Freedom Marchers.

Summary:

"Told through twelve short biographies, this book celebrates just some of the many Black women--each of whom has been largely underrepresented until now--who were instrumental to the nation's fight for civil rights and the contributions they made in driving the Movement forward"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0593403541
9780593403549

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1356410834

LCCN:

2022952028

Locations:

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)