Jacqueline Woodson
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
This moving memoir-in-verse tells about what it means to be an everyday activist and foot solider for racial justice, as Kathlyn recounts how she went from attending protests as a teenager to fighting as an adult for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday to become a national holiday.
43) Visiting day
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
A young girl and her grandmother make a long bus trip every month to visit the girl's father in prison.
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Fight of the Century shows how throughout American history, pivotal legal battles, fought primarily by underdogs and their lawyers, have advanced civil rights and social justice. The ACLU has been integral in this process. The essays range from personal memoir to narrative history, each shedding light on the work of one remarkable organization as it shaped a country.