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With this illustrated book containing original reporting and analysis and showcasing the unrivaled, intimate behind-the-scenes photography of campaign photographer Callie Shell, Time Magazine marks the rise of Barack Obama from his early days to his Chicago years to the moment when he became a political phenomenon and finally won the presidency.
65) Barack Obama
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Reveals the story about the life and election of the first African American President of the United States.
66) Shirley Chisholm
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"Presents the biography of Shirley Chisholm against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.
67) Barack Obama
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Discusses the life of the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, civil rights lawyer, and 2008 candidate for president of the United States.
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"A biography of John Lewis, Georgia Congressman and one of the 'Big Six' civil rights leaders of the 1960s, focusing on his youth and culminating in the voter registration drives that sparked 'Bloody Sunday, ' as hundreds of people walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Includes a note by Congressman Lewis and a timeline"--Provided by publisher.
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Tales of the talented tenth volume 3
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Tells the true story of Robert Smalls, the enslaved African, who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Learn how Robert earns a job working for the C.S.S. Planter, escapes to freedom, goes on to become a first-generation Black politician, and makes history by writing and leading the passage of legislation that led to the United States' first free and compulsory public school system. -- adapted from Amazon.com.
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