Social Activists
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Biko: The powerful biography of Steve Biko and the struggle of the Black Consciousness Movement
$18.99 Add to cart‘You are either alive and proud or you are dead … and your method of death can be a politicizing thing’ – Steve Biko
Founder of the Black Consciousness Movement, Steve Biko was a natural target for t
- Author: Woods, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1839013559
- Language: English
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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
$30.00 Add to cartA MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
As seen on Netflix with David Letterman
“I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.” Wh- Author: Yousafzai, Malala
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 08 2013
- ISBN10: 0316322407
- Language: English
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Rosa Parks
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, the “Mother of the Freedom Movement.”
Rosa Parks grew up in Alabama, where she lea- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #9
- Author: Kaiser, Lisbeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1786030187
- Language: English
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The Truth on Water: A Collection of True Stories of One Woman’s Risk, Discovery, and Survival
$17.00 Add to cart“I did not die on the river. I lived.”
She thought, why am I doing this?
Despite the possibilities on this river journey, Bobbi knew the only certainty was her unknowing. She felt relief when the downst
- Author: Rathert, Bobbi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 302
- Publish Date: October 06 2023
- ISBN10: 9798218299569
- Language: English
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I Am Helen Keller
$16.99 Add to cartThe seventh addition to this New York Times bestselling series spotlights Helen Keller and shows kids that obstacles can create heroes (Cover may vary)
When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0525428518
- Language: English
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I’m Still Here (Adapted for Young Readers): Loving Myself in a World Not Made for Me
$18.00 Read moreAn adaptation of the powerful New York Times bestselling account of growing up Black and female in America, completely rewritten with new stories for young readers
Austin Channing Brown’s first encoun- Author: Channing Brown, Austin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0593240189
- Language: English
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Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
$24.00 Add to cartWinner, Christianity Today 2015 Book Award in History/Biography
Shortlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
In the decades since his execution by the Nazis in 1945, Dietrich Bon- Author: Marsh, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: April 28 2015
- ISBN10: 307390381
- Language: English
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You Are a Star, Martin Luther King, Jr.
$19.99 Add to cartMake way for Martin Luther King, Jr.!
It’s Martin Luther King, Jr., like you’ve never seen him before!
Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Rob
- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1338895117
- Language: English
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Stories of the Spirit of Justice
$18.99 Add to cartNew York Times bestselling author Jemar Tisby collects the true, impactful stories of figures from across history–from the well-known to those often forgotten–who resisted racism and created a legac
- Author: Tisby, Jemar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 310145597
- Language: English
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Hooligans, Rebels, and Rabble-Rousers
$32.95 Add to cartSome faced bullies, some bullets. Some were orphaned, abandoned, or even jailed. Others endured the pain of slavery or battled serious illnesses and accidents. Hooligans, Rebels, and Rabble-Rousers te
- Author: Kerman, Paula
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 9798891324312
- Language: English
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Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope
$27.00 Add to cart“Amanda’s story–innovatively told by versions of herself at different ages–underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams.” –Melind
- Author: Nguyen, Amanda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0374615918
- Language: English
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Defiant Hope: Essays on Life, Faith, and Freedom
$28.99 Add to cartThe best writings from George W. Bush’s speechwriter Michael Gerson, a pioneer of the compassionate conservative movement, a champion of Christian engagement, and an eloquent defender of the poor and … [more below]
- Author: Gerson, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 166807026X
- Language: English
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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 Read moreDiscover 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
