Jerome Lagarrigue

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1) Maya Angelou : poems

Author

Angelou, Maya

Series

Voices in poetry
Poetry for young people

Language

English

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JEF - Poetry - April (Children)

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Presents a selection of the African American poet's work which celebrates childhood, work, solitude, aging, courage, and the experience of freedom.

2) Freedom on the menu: the Greensboro sit-ins

Author

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Language

English

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The 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young Southern black girl.

3) Freedom Summer

Author

Wiles, Deborah

Series

Bear in the big blue house

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

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MCL - Coretta Scott King Awards - John Steptoe Award for New Talent

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In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is colored, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists.

4) Perfect timing: how Isaac Murphy became one of the world's greatest jockeys

Author

Trollinger, Patsi B

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

5) Freedom Summer: celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Summer

Author

Wiles, Deborah

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

Description

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In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is black, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists.

6) Me and Uncle Romie: a story inspired by the life and art of Romare Bearden

Author

Hartfield, Claire

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

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A boy from North Carolina spends the summer in New York City visiting the neighborhood of Harlem, where his uncle, collage artist Romare Bearden, grew up. Includes a biographical sketch of Bearden and instructions on making a story collage.

7) Going north

Author

Harrington, Janice N

Pub. Date

2004.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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A young African American girl and her family leave their home in Alabama and head for Lincoln, Nebraska, where they hope to escape segregation and find a better life.

8) My man Blue: poems

Author

Grimes, Nikki

Pub. Date

[1999]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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A collection of poems describes a young boy's life with his working mother as he establishes his own identity and develops a close relationship with his mother's friend, Blue.

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Jerome Lagarrigue

1) Maya Angelou : poems

2) Freedom on the menu: the Greensboro sit-ins

3) Freedom Summer

4) Perfect timing: how Isaac Murphy became one of the world's greatest jockeys

5) Freedom Summer: celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Summer

6) Me and Uncle Romie: a story inspired by the life and art of Romare Bearden

7) Going north

8) My man Blue: poems