This Is The Dream
An illustrated poem that describes how nonviolent protests helped end the segregation of schools and public places in the United States.
811
year: 2006
copies: 78
call number/section: 811
lexile:
subjects: african americans [X], civil rights movements, social change [X], children's poetry, american
Hand In Hand
Offers insight into the lives of ten influential African American men from different times in the history of the United States.
920
year: 2012
copies: 46
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: african american men, african americans [X], social change [X], african american history month
The Hip Hop Wars
Examines the underlying issues surrounding the controversies related to hip hop music, including violence, racism, sexism, gangs, and equality.
305.89
year: 2008
copies: 2
call number/section: 305.89
lexile:
subjects: hip-hop, rap (music), social change [X], subculture, african americans [X], rap music, counterculture, hip-hop culture
Night On Fire
"When Billie hears about a group calling themselves the Freedom Riders passing through Anniston to protest segregation on buses, she thinks change could be coming.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: violence, social change [X], african americans [X], alabama, freedom rides, 1961, fredome rides, 1961, civil rights workers, civil rights movements, historical fiction, southern states, historical fiction
The Last Thing You Surrender
"A historical novel of race and war that follows three characters from the Jim Crow South as they face the enormous changes World War II triggers in the United States.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african americans [X], world war, 1939-1945, social change [X], southern states, historical fiction
The Black Agenda
"From ongoing reports of police brutality to the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black Americans, 2020 brought a renewed awareness to the deep-rootedness of racism and white supremacy in every facet of American life.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Artivist
Motivated by the realization of global inequities, a young boy embraces his dual identities as an artist and activist, becoming an "artivist" to make a difference by using his viral mural as a catalyst for positive change.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 540
subjects: social change [X], mural painting and decoration, painting, african americans [X], picture books
A Passionate Mind In Relentless Pursuit
"An intimate and searching account of the life and legacy of one of America's towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberation When Mary MacLeod Bethune died, many of the tributes in newspapers around the country said the same thing: she should be on the "Mount Rushmore" of Black American achievement.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: bethune, mary mcleod, roosevelt, eleanor, african american women political activists, african americans [X], african american women social reformers, african american women educators, social change [X], apaah