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1) Rosa Parks
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A simple introduction to the life of the woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.
3) Ruby Bridges
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A biography on Ruby Bridges and how she stood up against racism and hatred to help integrate Louisiana's school system.
4) Dr. Seuss
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Presents a brief overview of the life of the man who wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" and many other beloved children's books.
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Meet Bessie Coleman. She was the first African-American woman to earn her international pilots license. And she did so against great odds. No one in America was willing to teach a black woman to fly. Still, Bessie never gave up on her dream of becoming a world-famous aviator.
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When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.
8) Mae Jemison
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A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African American astronaut.
19) Mae Jemison
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An introduction to the life of Mae Jemison, engineer, physician, and astronaut.
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