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Recounting the struggle for civil rights in the United States, this book tracks the momentous events from the abolition of slavery in 1865 to Martin Luther King's death in 1968, and vividly describes the heroism of people like Rosa Parks and James Meredith in the long fight for justice and equality. Find out what life was like for African Americans in the South before segregation ended, who the 'Little Rock Nine were, who Medgar Evers was, and more! Grades 7-8. 48 pages, softcover.
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