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Black History Month - ROD Children's
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Black History Month 2023 - Kids
Black History Month Reads for Kids
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
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"Carter G. Woodson was born ten years after the end of the Civil War, to parents who had both been enslaved. Their stories were not the ones written about in history books, but Carter learned them and kept them in his heart. Carter's father could not read or write, but he believed in being an informed citizen. So Carter read the newspaper to him every day, and from this practice, he learned about the world and how to find out what he didn't know....
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Black History Month - ROD Children's
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Black History Month for Kids
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Traces legal clerk Arturo Schomburg's efforts to curate a collection of African books, letters, music, and art.
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John Hope Franklin lived through America's most defining 20th-century transformation, the dismantling of legally-protected racial segregation. A renowned scholar, he has explored that transformation in its myriad aspects, and he was, and remains, an active participant. Born in 1915, he could not but participate: evicted from whites-only train cars, confined to segregated schools, and threatened--once with lynching. And yet he managed to receive a...
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"Legend has it something happened in Chaneysville...John Washington is coming home to Chaneysville. Old Jack Crawley, his father's closest friend and John's guardian, is dying, and the young man will care for him in his final days. For the brilliant and embittered black historian, it is a return that will plunge him deep into the past, into the dark secrets of this town and the buried evil of his heritage. Investigating the death of his father, Moses,...
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"John Hope Franklin is a legendary figure among American Historians. FIRST PERSON SINGULAR: JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN is a personal exploration of his remarkable life and work - covering his contributions as a scholar and an activist. Franklin, who holds the Medal of Freedom and honorary doctorates from 139 universities, was awarded the 2006 John Kluge prize for his contributions to American history. FIRST PERSON SINGULAR: JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN is a memorable...
11) Alex Haley
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Discusses the life and times of the African American author who gained recognition for his book, "Roots."
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"From an award-winning team of author Deborah Hopkinson and illustrator Don Tate, this first-ever picture book biography of Carter G. Woodson emphasizes the importance of pursuing curiosity and encouraging a hunger for knowledge of stories and histories that have not been told"--
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"This study reveals the previously hidden impact of 'Ebony' magazine as a major producer and disseminator of popular black history during the second half of the twentieth century. Far from dismissing 'Ebony' as a consumer magazine with limited political or educational importance, E. James West highlights the value editors, readers, and advertisers placed upon 'Ebony's' role as a 'history book'. Benefitting from unprecedented access to new archives...