Earl B. Lewis

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1) Each kindness

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Pub. Date

2012

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When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.

2) Lizzie demands a seat : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights

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Anderson, Beth

Pub. Date

2020

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In 1854, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings, an African American schoolteacher, fought back when she was unjustly denied entry to a New York City streetcar, sparking the beginnings of the long struggle to gain equal rights on public transportation. One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry,...

3) Preaching to the chickens : the story of young John Lewis

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Asim, Jabari

Pub. Date

[2016]

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"Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E.B. Lewis give readers a fascinating glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis. John wants to be a preacher when he grows up a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he...

4) The other side

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Woodson, Jacqueline

Pub. Date

c2001

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Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town.

5) Coming on home soon

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Woodson, Jacqueline

Pub. Date

c2004

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After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.

6) The bat boy & his violin

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Curtis, Gavin

Pub. Date

1998

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Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion.

7) Dirt on their skirts: the story of the young women who won the world championship

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Rappaport, Doreen

Pub. Date

1999

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Margaret experiences the excitement of watching the 1946 championship game of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as it goes into extra innings.

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Earl B. Lewis

1) Each kindness

2) Lizzie demands a seat : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights

3) Preaching to the chickens : the story of young John Lewis

4) The other side

5) Coming on home soon

6) The bat boy & his violin

7) Dirt on their skirts: the story of the young women who won the world championship