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1) Barack Obama
Pub. Date
2008, c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow Obama through his teenage struggles for self-identity, his student days at Columbia University and Harvard Law School, his political career in Chicago, and finally, join his exciting journey towards the 2008 Democratic Convention. Originally produced in 2005, this film includes an update.
3) Barack
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 p. ; col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
When David asks his mother about the man on television, she tells him the story of Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, his parents' divorce, and his desire to help others.
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.9 - AR Pts: 24
Physical Desc
375 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power of the media--that can stifle even the best-intentioned...
10) Barack Obama
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
Brief biography of America's first African American president.
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 28 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the new 2020 high-definition program, learn all about the life and lasting legacy of John Lewis. Who was John Lewis? What were John's early contributions to civil rights? Who were the Freedom Riders? What was John's involvement with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington? What was the Civil Rights Act? What was John's role in the House of Representatives? What is his lasting legacy?
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
"When young Tybre Faw discovers Congressman John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for the right to vote -- Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
xiii, 463 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray shines a light on a little known group of men: the nation's first black members of Congress. These men played a critical role in pushing for much-needed reforms in the wake of a traumatic civil war, including public education for all children, equal rights, and protection from Klan violence. But they have been either neglected or maligned by most historians--their "glorious failure" chalked up to corruption and...
16) March: Book two
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
"After the success of the Nashville sit-in campaign, John Lewis is more committed than ever to changing the world through nonviolence -- but as he and his fellow Freedom Riders board a bus into the vicious heart of the deep south, they will be tested like never before."--page 3 of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 vol. (unpaged) : color illus. ; 29 cm
Description
"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...
Author
Series
March volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
By the fall of 1963, the Civil Rights Movement has penetrated deep into the American consciousness, and as a chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is guiding the tip of the spear. Through relentless direct action, SNCC continues to force the nation to confront its own blatant injustice, but for every step forward, the danger grows more intense: Jim Crow strikes back through legal tricks, intimidation, violence, and...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
"Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020....
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