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We Could Be Brothers By Derrick Barnes   In this middle grade novel by Derrick Barnes (Crown, King of Kindergarten, Ruby & the Booker Boys), two thirteen- year-old African-American boys become friends during a three-day stint in an...

The March On Washington Written By James Haskins Award-winning author James Haskins turns his attention to the historic March on Washington in this timely look at one of the pivotal events of the Civil Rights movement. Haskins skillfully traces the...

Freedom Rides: Journey To Justice Written By James Haskins "The Freedom Rides were a brief moment in the civil rights movement, but they captured the attention of the nation in a way that few other campaigns in the struggle had. They especially...

Freedom Rides: Journey to Justice Written By James Haskins "The Freedom Rides were a brief moment in the civil rights movement, but they captured the attention of the nation in a way that few other campaigns in the struggle had. They especially...

Sink Or Swim: African-American Life Savers Of The Outer Banks Written By Carol Boston Weatherford When ships were in trouble off the treacherous coast of North Carolinas Outer Banks, the courageous black lifesavers at Pea Island Station were first on...