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- Freedom for Addy / by Leslie, Tonya.; Cherislin, Tanisha.;
- "Addy Walker escapes a Southern plantation during the turbulent Civil War. Meet Addy as she and her mother make a daring journey from slavery to freedom in 1864. Addy's story is sure to engage young girls as they learn what it was like to be a girl during the Civil War in this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader."--
- Subjects: Readers (Publications); Fugitive slaves; African Americans; Slavery; Underground Railroad;
- The second : race and guns in a fatally unequal America / by Anderson, Carol,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."From the New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, an unflinching, critical new look at the Second Amendment--and how it has been engineered to deny the rights of African Americans since its inception. In The Second, historian and award-winning, bestselling author of White Rage Carol Anderson powerfully illuminates the history and impact of the Second Amendment, how it was designed, and how it has consistently been constructed to keep African Americans powerless and vulnerable. The Second is neither a "pro-gun" nor an "anti-gun" book; the lens is the citizenship rights and human rights of African Americans. From the eighteenth century, when it was encoded into law that the enslaved could not own, carry, or use a firearm whatsoever, until today, with measures to expand and curtail gun ownership aimed disproportionately at the African American population, the right to bear arms has been consistently used as a weapon to keep African Americans powerless--revealing that armed or unarmed, Blackness, it would seem, is the threat that must be neutralized and punished. Throughout American history to the twenty-first century, regardless of the laws, court decisions, and changing political environment, the Second has consistently meant this: That the second a Black person exercises this right, the second they pick up a gun to protect themselves (or the second that they don't), their life--as surely as Philando Castile's, Tamir Rice's, Alton Sterling's--may be snatched away in that single, fatal second. Through compelling historical narrative merging into the unfolding events of today, Anderson's penetrating investigation shows that the Second Amendment is not about guns but about anti-Blackness, shedding shocking new light on another dimension of racism in America"--
- Subjects: United States.; Firearms; Firearms ownership; Gun control; African Americans;
- Technology of ancient Egypt / by Kaplan, Leslie C.;
- Subjects: Technology;
- © 2004., PowerKids,
- The beguiled [videorecording] / by Coppola, Sofia,1971-film director,screenwriter.; Dunst, Kirsten,1982-actor.; Fanning, Elle,1998-actor.; Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Focus Features,production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
- Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning.At a girl's school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young woman have been sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tensions, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.66:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 ; Dolby digital 2.0.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Girls' schools; Man-woman relationships; Soldiers;
- For private home use only.
- Muzoon : from refugee to leader / by Almellehan, Muzoon.; Enayeh, Asma.;
- Discover the life of Muzoon Almellehan, from Syrian refugee to advocate, perfect for newly independent readers, in this Step 4 Biography Reader.
- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Readers (Publications); Almellehan, Muzoon; Teenage refugees; Refugees; Girls;
- Ancient Egypt / by Oachs, Emily Rose.;
- Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.The Opet Festival -- Who Were the Ancient Egyptians? -- How the Ancient Egyptians Ruled -- Daily Life -- Beliefs and Culture -- The Fall of Ancient Egypt"Engaging images accompany information about ancient Egypt. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisherLSC
- African Redemption. by T. Anderson, Roy,film director.; Glover, Danny,actor.; David, Keith,actor.; Gossett Jr., Louis,actor.; Action 4 Reel Flimworks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Danny Glover, Keith David, Louis Gossett Jr.Originally produced by Action 4 Reel Flimworks in 2021.Born in Jamaica in 1887, Marcus Garvey rose to become a towering figure of Pan-Africanism and one of the 20th century’s greatest mass leaders. Bringing a powerful message of Black pride and empowerment to the U.S. during the Harlem Renaissance (1918-1930s), Garvey’s influence reached across the globe. Though he died in 1940, his teachings continue to inspire social movements, from civil rights to Black Lives Matter. In AFRICAN REDEMPTION: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARCUS GARVEY, director Roy T. Anderson explores Garvey’s enduring impact, with narration by Emmy Award-winner Keith David.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; African Americans.; Civil rights movements--United States.; United States--History.; Biography.; Civil rights.; Civil rights workers--United States.;
- The Swiss nurse : a novel / by Escobar, Mario,1971-author.; Abernathy, Gretchen,translator.; translation of:Escobar, Mario,1971-Maternidad de Elna.English.;
- Includes bibliographical references."The true story of an astonishingly brave woman who saved hundreds of mothers and their children during the Spanish Civil War and WWII"--
- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Eidenbenz, Elisabeth, 1913-2011; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945;
- Forgotten Hero. by Smawley, Michelle,film director.; Morton, Joe,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Joe MortonOriginally produced by PBS in 2025.The civil rights movement was set in motion by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. While some of its leaders are familiar, Walter White -- NAACP head from 1929 to 1955 and one of America’s most influential Black men -- has been all but forgotten. This film traces the fascinating and complex life of this neglected civil rights hero. From AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; African Americans.; Political participation.; United States--History.; Civil rights.; Civil rights workers--United States.;
- The owl was a baker's daughter : the continuing adventures of Judith Shakespeare / by Tiffany, Grace,1958-author.;
- "At the ripe age of sixty-one, Judith Shakespeare, twin of the doomed Hamnet, finds herself fleeing provincial Stratford on horseback to avoid a witchcraft charge. Her traveling companions are a zealous Puritan woman and her mischievous young niece, both displaced by the civil war between the Royalists and Roundheads. Judith also leaves behind her marriage, which has foundered since the wrenching loss of two adult sons to the plague. Her travels take her to London, where she reunites with an old love from her acting days, and to the battlefield outside Oxford, where she serves as a surgeon for Cromwell's forces."--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Shakespeare, Judith, 1585-1662; Grief; Older women; Voyages and travels;
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