Dionne, Evette

Summary: Describes a history of the role of African American women as a significant force in the suffrage movement and their efforts to be accepted as equal partners by their fellow activists.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.3 DIO

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Weiss, Elaine F.

Summary: "This adaptation of the book Hillary Clinton calls "a page-turning drama and an inspiration" will spark the attention of young readers and teach them about activism, civil rights, and the fight for women's suffrage--just in time for the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Includes an eight-page photo insert! American women are so close to winning the right to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 WEI

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324.6 WEI

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Bajramovic, Hana

Summary: "The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, known as the "equality amendment," was passed in 1868 during the time after the Civil War to help protect the rights and freedoms of Black Americans. In the centuries that followed, the amendment grew to protect the rights of women, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people as well. But in recent years, the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment has shifted...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73 BAJ
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 342.73 BAJ

Brown, Monica

Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BRO

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Harris, Duchess

Summary: "The Thirteenth Amendment is one of the most important acts in the legal history of the United States. It is often said that the amendment abolished slavery. But its legacy is more complicated than that. The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery except as a form of punishment. Southerners seized on this loophole. They unjustly arrested thousands of Black people. Black convicts were forced to do...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2020

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J325.2609 HAR

Clinton, Chelsea

Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J920 CLI

Favreau, Marc

Summary: "Marc Favreau documents the Great Depression--a time when Americans from all walks of life fell victim to poverty, insecurity, and fear--and tells the incredible story of how they survived and, ultimately, thrived. This is the story of the Great Depression in the United States, from the sweeping consequences of the market collapse to the more personal stories of individuals and communities...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.91 FAV

Orr, Tamra.

Summary: Looks at the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. constitution, examining how it came to be passed and how the balance of power between the federal government, the states, and the people has been handled over the years.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73042 ORR

Khan, Khizr

Summary: The author traces his family's experiences immigrating to the U.S. to introduce the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, explaining how it represents America's democratic values and discussing the importance of documents history.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 320 KHA

Taylor-Butler, Christine.

Summary: Describes the creation and ratification of the Bill of Rights, explains what rights are, and discusses the rights it guarantees, such as freedom of speech.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73 TAY

Furgang, Kathy.

Summary: Looks at the Ninth Amendment to the U.S. constitution, how it came to be passed, and how its protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution has been handled over the years.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 342.73085 FUR