Social Activists
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Against the American Grain: A Borderlands History of Resistance
$24.95 Read moreA century ago, William Carlos Williams’s In the American Grain profiled Anglo, French, and Spanish conquistadors, tyrants, preachers, and thought leaders who first shaped American culture. Since then,
- Author: Nabhan, Gary Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 082636697X
- Language: English
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The Killing of Karen Silkwood: The Story Behind the Kerr-McGee Plutonium Case
$20.99 Add to cartFor this edition, Rashke has added a preface and three short chapters that explore what has been released and learned about the Silkwood case since the book’s original publication.
Karen Silkwood, an- Author: Rashke, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1953002455
- Language: English
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Black History Little Legends Alphabet
$9.99 Add to cartFrom Ruby Bridges to Barack Obama, Rosa Parks to Malcolm X, Little Legends’ Black History Alphabet will teach your little one the most important A to Z.
- Author: Feiner, Beck
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0645851590
- Language: English
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Frederick Douglass
$5.99 Add to cartDiscover the world of one of America’s most celebrated abolitionists, writers, and orators in this inspirational biography of Frederick Douglass. Kids will learn about his life, achievements, and the … [more below]
- Series: Readers BIOS
- Author: Kramer, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1426327560
- Language: English
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A Nation of Women: An Early Feminist Speaks Out
$15.00 Add to cartIn 1915, Puerto Rican activist Luisa Capetillo was arrested for wearing men’s trousers in public. This act of rebellion was the result of a lifelong devotion to socialist and feminist thought. And thi… [more below]
- Author: Capetillo, Luisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0143136070
- Language: English
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What Milly Did: The Remarkable Pioneer of Plastics Recycling
$14.99 Read moreThe extraordinary story of the woman who made plastics recycling possible.
Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town’s full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard — the
- Author: Moser, Elise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1554988934
- Language: English
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Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La Historia de Dolores Huerta Y César Chávez (Bilingual English-Spanish)
$9.99 Add to cartA powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights “the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens.”*
Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitch
- Author: Brown, Monica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 27 2020
- ISBN10: 006122782X
- Language: Spanish
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Paul Robeson: No One Can Silence Me: The Life of the Legendary Artist and Activist (Adapted for Young Adults)
$28.99 Add to cartThe inspiring life and legacy of vocal artist and civil rights icon Paul Robeson–one of the most important public figures in the twentieth century–adapted for young adults by the acclaimed Robeson b
- Author: Duberman, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1620976498
- Language: English
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Before She Was Harriet
$8.99 Add to cartAn evocative poem and stunning watercolors come together to honor an American heroine in a Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Award-winning picture book.
We know her today as Harriet Tubman, bu- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 11 2019
- ISBN10: 0823444295
- Language: English
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My Name Is Bana
$18.99 Add to cartA poignant picture book memoir from Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old Syrian girl from Aleppo whose messages to the world have turned her into a global symbol and advocate for refugee rights.
“I just wa- Author: Alabed, Bana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1534412484
- Language: English
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Greta Thunberg
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring true story of Greta Thunberg, the environmental activist.
When youn- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #40
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 26 2020
- ISBN10: 0711256454
- Language: English
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What Can I Do?: The Path from Climate Despair to Action
$18.00 Read moreA call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster of climate change and equipping us with the tools we need to join her in… [more below]
- Author: Fonda, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0593296249
- Language: English
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
$9.99 Read moreBorn on a Maryland plantation, Frederick Douglass–born Frederick Bailey–doesn’t know the year of his birth. Separated from his mother in infancy, he sees her only a few times, always at night, befo
- Series: Signature Classics
- Author: Douglass, Frederick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1435171934
- Language: English
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I Will Scream to the World: My Story. My Fight. My Hope for Girls Everywhere.
$28.00 Add to cartThis extraordinary memoir details the monumental journey of one young Gambian woman from survivor of FGM and forced child marriage, to global activist and political leader who became UN Women’s first … [more below]
- Author: Dukureh, Jaha Marie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1496748468
- Language: English
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Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America
$29.00 Add to cartThe story of young Black activists at the helm of fighting injustice over the last century, from the 1920s to the Trayvon generation, and how they transformed America and left an indelible mark on his
- Author: Omokha, Rita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1250290988
- Language: English
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Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!
$19.99 Add to cartCivil rights icon Claudette Colvin teams up with Phillip Hoose–author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning blockbuster biography Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice–to tell her gr
- Author: Colvin, Claudette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 037438973X
- Language: English
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Bernice Sandler and the Fight for Title IX
$16.99 Read moreIn 1969 Bernice Sandler was finishing her doctorate in Education at the University of Maryland, teaching part-time at the university, and trying to secure a full-time position. Despite her exce… [more below]
- Series: Extraordinary Women in Psychology
- Author: Barton, Jen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1433839466
- Language: English
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Funny Gyal: My Fight Against Homophobia in Jamaica
$18.99 Read moreLambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Young Adult — 2022 Finalist
“Instead of remaining silent, she chose to speak out … That’s the power of one person.” — Barack Obama
The inspiring story of Angeline Ja… [more below]
- Author: Jackson, Angeline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1459750586
- Language: English
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Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People
$16.95 Add to cartThe first introductory and illustrated biography of the civil rights icon.
The untold story of Pauli Murray, activist, lawyer, poet, and Episcopal priest, who broke records and barriers throughout her
- Author: Linck, Deborah Nelson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1640655573
- Language: English
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Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement: A Brief Introduction
$16.95 Read more“When you make an observation, you have an obligation.”
–M.K. AsanteDeidra R. Moore-Janvier, Esq.–African American wife, mother, attorney, and advocate for social change–did just that. It was in 201
- Author: Moore, Deidra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1645438554
- Language: English
