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  • Aretha Franklin: Legendary Singer by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Aretha Franklin: Legendary Singer

    Aretha Franklin was a legendary singer and activist. Her music helped shape the civil rights movement and inspired many people. Aretha Franklin: Legendary Singer explores her life and legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this...
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  • Barbara Jordan: Politician and Civil Rights Leader by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Barbara Jordan: Politician and Civil Rights Leader

    Barbara Jordan's work as an educator, a lawyer, and a politician helped shape the American civil rights movement. Barbara Jordan: Politician and Civil Rights Leader explores her legacy. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of...
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  • Being LGBTQ in America (Set) by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Being LGBTQ in America (Set)

    Life in America is markedly different for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) when compared to straight, cisgender people. This series takes a close look at what gender and sexual orientation mean in the United States. Aligned to Common...
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  • Being Transgender in America by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Being Transgender in America

    Being Transgender in America examines how people who are transgender--who have a gender identity that doesn't match their sex assigned at birth--have experiences that are unique compared to those of the rest of the population. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes,...
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  • Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Trump by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Trump

    1. Introduction: The Departure of Michelle Obama from the White House and the Need for Black Feminism.- 2. A History of Black American Feminism.- 3. Black Women's Relationships with Party Politics.- 4. The '90s in Context: A History of Black Women in American Politics.-...
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  • Blacks in Paris: African American Culture in Europe by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Blacks in Paris: African American Culture in Europe

    After World War I, many African Americans found a welcoming home in Paris while the fight for civil rights continued in the United States. African American soldiers, writers, performers, and activists influenced French society. Blacks in Paris: African American Culture in Europe explores the...
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  • Booker T. Washington: Leader and Educator by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Booker T. Washington: Leader and Educator

    Booker T. Washington helped shape the education system for African Americans in the aftermath of slavery. He was an influential black educator and leader. Booker T. Washington: Leader and Educator explores his life and legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give...
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  • Calvin Spann: Daring Fighter Pilot by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Calvin Spann: Daring Fighter Pilot

    Calvin Spann was a fighter pilot during World War II, when the US military was segregated. He fought with the African American flying force the Tuskegee Airmen. Calvin Spann: Daring Fighter Pilotexplores Spann's life and legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter...
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  • Capital Punishment by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment examines all aspects of capital punishment in the United States. It discusses the history behind the death penalty in the United States and varying opinions about the ethics of capital punishment. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an...
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  • Carol Moseley Braun: Politician and Leader by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Carol Moseley Braun: Politician and Leader

    Carol Moseley Braun was the first African American woman elected to the US Senate. Her work helped bring about important social changes. Carol Moseley Braun: Politician and Leader explores her life and legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a...
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  • Citizenship, Race, and the Law by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Citizenship, Race, and the Law

    Citizenship, Race, and the Lawtakes a look at policies that have hindered people from becoming US citizens and the legal actions people of color have taken to be recognized by the federal government. Features include essential facts, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and...
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  • Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine

    In 1954, segregation in public schools was banned. But the road to desegregate American schools was long and difficult. Activist Daisy Bates helped nine black students integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine explores their legacy....
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  • Dennis Banks and Russell Means: Native American Activists by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Dennis Banks and Russell Means: Native American Activists

    In the 1960s and 1970s, Dennis Banks and Russell Means helped lead the fight for Native civil rights. They organized protests and asked the US government to stop mistreating Native Americans. Dennis Banks and Russell Means: Native American Activistsexplores these activists' lives and their...
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  • Education, Race, and the Law by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Education, Race, and the Law

    Education, Race, and the Lawexplores the hard-fought legal battles to give people of color an equal education to whites. This title also looks at issues students of color face today, such as harsher school discipline compared with white students and a step back in...
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  • Employment, Race, and the Law by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Employment, Race, and the Law

    Employment, Race, and the Lawdives into the history of employment discrimination toward people of color in the United States. This title looks at legislation that has helped battle employment discrimination, as well as race-based discrimination at work today.Features include essential facts, a glossary, references,...
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  • Fannie Lou Hamer: Civil Rights Activist by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Fannie Lou Hamer: Civil Rights Activist

    Fannie Lou Hamer was an influential African American activist in the 1960s and 1970s. She fought for African Americans' civil rights, including the right to vote. Fannie Lou Hamer: Civil Rights Activist explores her life and legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back...
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  • Growing Up LGBTQ by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Growing Up LGBTQ

    Growing Up LGBTQ explores what life is like for adolescents in the LGBTQ community, including topics like coming out, bullying and discrimination in school, and mental health. It also examines the creation of community and found family for LGBTQ people. Features include a glossary,...
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  • Harriet Robinson Scott: From the Frontier to Freedom by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Harriet Robinson Scott: From the Frontier to Freedom

    Harriet Robinson Scott was an enslaved woman who fought for her right to freedom. Harriet and her husband, Dred Scott, sued their slaveholder. They brought their case all the way to the US Supreme Court. Harriet Robinson Scott: From the Frontier to Freedom explores...
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  • Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA

    In the 1950s, NASA relied on human computers. These skilled women did calculations by hand. While astronauts and their accomplishments were well known, human computers often worked behind the scenes. Hidden Heroes: The Human Computers of NASA explores the legacy of NASA's human computers....
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  • History of Crime and Punishment (Set) by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    History of Crime and Punishment (Set)

    The US criminal justice system has never been bigger or more complex than it is now, and it currently presents major challenges to communities. This series offers narrative history and analysis of key aspects and issues of the criminal justice system. Aligned to Common...
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  • How Journalists Work by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    How Journalists Work

    Every day throughout the world, people watch newscasts, read newspapers, and consume news online. But what goes into producing that news? How Journalists Work goes behind the scenes to give readers a glimpse at how reporters gather and synthesize information to produce the news...
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  • How Slaves Built America by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    How Slaves Built America

    How Slaves Built America delves into the history of how slave labor helped build the US economy and many historic structures, as well as how people benefited in different ways from the practice of slavery. Features include a timeline, a glossary, further readings, websites,...
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  • Ida Wells: Journalist and Activist by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Ida Wells: Journalist and Activist

    In the late 1800s and early 1900s, thousands of African Americans were lynched in the United States. Journalist and activist Ida Wells documented these lynchings. Her work brought attention to racial violence and injustice. Ida Wells: Journalist and Activist explores her life and legacy....
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  • Japanese American Imprisonment During World War II by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Japanese American Imprisonment During World War II

    In 1941, Japanese forces attacked a US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan and other countries were fighting in World War II (1939-1945). In response to the attack, the United States entered the war. US officials rounded up Japanese Americans and forced them...
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  • John Lewis: Civil Rights Leader and Congressman by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    John Lewis: Civil Rights Leader and Congressman

    John Lewis is an influential African American politician who played a key role in the civil rights movement. He raised awareness of racial discrimination and violence in the 1960s.John Lewis: Civil Rights Leader and Congressmanexplores Lewis's activism and political career. Easy-to-read text, vivid images,...
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  • Justice for George Floyd by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Justice for George Floyd

    On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died while in the custody of four officers of Minnesota's Minneapolis Police Department. One of the officers had knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly ten minutes. Floyd's death caused a wave of protests across the United States and...
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  • LGBTQ Discrimination in America by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    LGBTQ Discrimination in America

    LGBTQ Discrimination in America highlights the laws, opinions, and social norms that lead to discrimination of people in the LGBTQ community. It examines common elements of discrimination in the community, from bullying in schools to employment discrimination. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites,...
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  • LGBTQ Rights and the Law by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    LGBTQ Rights and the Law

    LGBTQ Rights and the Law explores the history of legislation affecting the LGBTQ community, including the proposed ban on transgender soldiers. It also explores the lives of the people who have challenged anti-LGBTQ legislation and made a difference for LGBTQ people in America. Features...
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  • LGBTQ Social Movements in America by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    LGBTQ Social Movements in America

    LGBTQ Social Movements in America looks at social change movements in the country's LGBTQ history, including the Stonewall riots that started the modern gay rights movement and die-ins that pressured the US government to take note of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Features...
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  • Loving V. Virginia by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Loving V. Virginia

    In 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving were arrested in Virginia for breaking the state's law against interracial marriage. They later brought a lawsuit, Loving v. Virginia, to the US Supreme Court. In the landmark ruling, the Supreme Court struck down interracial marriage bans. Loving...
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  • March Fong Eu: Activist and Politician by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    March Fong Eu: Activist and Politician

    March Fong Eu was the first Asian American woman to serve as California's secretary of state. As a politician, she supported women's rights and many other causes.March Fong Eu: Activist and Politicianexplores her life and legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter...
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  • Marriage, Race, and the Law by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Marriage, Race, and the Law

    Marriage, Race, and the Lawexplores the history of interracial marriage in the United States. This title discusses racist legislation to keep certain people from marrying, how people have combated it, and the face of marriage today.Features include essential facts, a glossary, references, websites, source...
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  • Oney Judge: Escape from Slavery and the President's House by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Oney Judge: Escape from Slavery and the President's House

    President George Washington and his wife enslaved more than 150 people in the mid-1700s. In 1796, one of their slaves escaped. Her name was Oney Ona Judge. Oney Judge: Escape from Slavery and the President's House explores her story and her legacy. Aligned to...
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  • Politics and Civil Unrest in Modern America by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Politics and Civil Unrest in Modern America

    Americans are fighting back against police violence, calling for police departments to be reformed and, in some cases, abolished. Politicians at local, state, and national levels have responded in a variety of ways to these calls to action. Politics and Civil Unrest in Modern...
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  • Politics and Protest in Sports by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Politics and Protest in Sports

    Politics and Protest in Sports covers the history of athletes of color using their position on the national stage to fight racism and injustice. Boxers, track stars, quarterbacks, and point guards have all shown that sports and protest can indeed mix. Features include a...
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  • Protesting Police Violence in Modern America by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Protesting Police Violence in Modern America

    From the Civil Rights Movement to the present day, Americans have protested against police brutality. Protesting Police Violence in Modern America explores the history of police violence in the United States and how Americans are calling for change. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful...
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  • Race and Policing in Modern America by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Race and Policing in Modern America

    The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and there is great racial inequality in the criminal justice system. Race and Policing in Modern America explores how the US criminal justice system perpetuates inequality, from the police's origins as slave patrols...
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  • Race and Sports Management by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Race and Sports Management

    Race and Sports Management examines the history of black and Hispanic coaches and managers in professional and college sports. Although opportunities to play sports are increasing for people of color, this title explores why the path from field to front office has been so...
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  • Race and the Media in Modern America by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Race and the Media in Modern America

    Racial bias, both implicit and explicit, is easy to see in American news media. Race and the Media in Modern America explores differences in reporting about people of different races, as well as why representation in all levels of media are important to combat...
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  • Reconstructing the South by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Reconstructing the South

    Reconstructing the South studies the aftermath of the Civil War, discusses how racist laws kept former slaves in inferior positions compared with whites, and explores how the actions of people in the mid-1800s continue to impact African Americans today. Features include a timeline, a...
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  • Richard Wright: Author and World Traveler by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Richard Wright: Author and World Traveler

    African American author Richard Wright wrote about racial discrimination and injustice in the mid-1900s. Today, Wright and his work are widely celebrated. Richard Wright: Author and World Traveler explores his life and legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a...
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  • Ruby Bridges and the Desegregation of American Schools by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Ruby Bridges and the Desegregation of American Schools

    In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. She became the first black student to attend the previously all-white school. This event paved the way for widespread school desegregation in the South. Ruby Bridges and the Desegregation...
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  • Russian Hacking in American Elections by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    Russian Hacking in American Elections

    Russian Hacking in American Elections explains how Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election. It also discusses the response from the United States and the investigation into the events while encouraging readers to form their own opinions. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source...
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  • The 1924 Immigration ACT and Its Relevance Today by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    The 1924 Immigration ACT and Its Relevance Today

    Throughout US history, many immigrant groups have faced discrimination. This has sometimes led to laws that restrict immigration. The 1924 Immigration Act limited immigration from eastern and southern Europe.The 1924 Immigration Act and Its Relevance Todayexplores this act and how it has shaped modern...
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  • The Birth of Hip-Hop by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    The Birth of Hip-Hop

    The hip-hop movement began with a party in 1973. Musicians, dancers, and artists were a part of the hip-hop movement. The Birth of Hip-Hop explores the history of this movement and its importance today. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers...
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  • The Chinese Exclusion ACT and Its Relevance Today by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    The Chinese Exclusion ACT and Its Relevance Today

    In the late 1800s, racial tensions between white and Chinese Americans were high. The US government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. This act restricted immigration from China.The Chinese Exclusion Act and Its Relevance Todayexplores this act's effects and its influence on modern...
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  • The Dreamers and Daca by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    The Dreamers and Daca

    The Dreamers and DACA explores what the DACA program is and how it has affected US society. It also examines various views on immigration and discusses the US immigration policy under President Donald Trump, encouraging readers to form their own opinions. Features include a...
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  • The Fake News Phenomenon by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    The Fake News Phenomenon

    The 2016 US presidential election introduced a new term to the media lexicon. The Fake News Phenomenon examines the spread of bogus news sources, the reasons they exist, and the difference between media bias and "fake news." Readers are also provided with tips for...
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  • The Freedmen's Bureau by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    The Freedmen's Bureau

    After the American Civil War ended in 1865, many former slaves needed aid. The Freedmen's Bureau provided schools, medical treatment, and other aid to former slaves and other refugees. The Freedmen's Bureau explores the bureau's history and its legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and...
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  • The Grand Contraband Camp by Harris, Duchess
    Duchess Harris

    The Grand Contraband Camp

    During the American Civil War, escaped slaves found refuge near Union forts. They formed communities called contraband camps. The largest of these was the Grand Contraband Camp near Fort Monroe in Virginia. The Grand Contraband Camp explores the history and legacy of this camp....
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