Racial equality

1990s to 2010

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Provides a comprehensive examination of Hispanics in America from the 1990s to 2010s, introducing key figures and events. Features illustrations, photographs, sidebars, a glossary, a timeline, and a list of resources for further study.

1950s to 1960s

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Provides a comprehensive examination of Hispanics in America from the 1950s to 1960s, introducing key figures and events. Features illustrations, photographs, sidebars, a glossary, a timeline, and a list of resources for further study.

A Medal for Leroy

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Copies: 7

When Michael's aunt passes away, she leaves behind a letter entitled "Who I am, what I've done, and who you are."

It reveals a story that will change everything. It starts with Michael's grandfather Leroy, a black officer in World War I who charged into a battle zone not once, but three times, to save wounded men. His fellow soldiers insisted he deserved special commendations for his bravery, but because of their racial barriers, he would go unacknowledged. Now it's up to Michael to change that.

Author:

Michael Morpurgo

Lexile:

860L

I Have a Dream...

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'I HAVE A DREAM ..."

Speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King
At the "March on Washington"

With All Deliberate Speed: A look at the landmark Brown vs. The Board of Education (2005)

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History Ignored is History Repeated

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. But in this landmark ruling, the Justices used a four-word phrase that many believe has delayed the process of change for over 50 years: "With All Deliberate Speed."

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:51

With All Deliberate Speed: A look at the landmark Brown vs. The Board of Education

H.R. 4130 (112th): Althea Gibson Excellence Act

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A bill proposed to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Althea Gibson, in recognition of her ground breaking achievements in athletics and her commitment to ending racial discrimination and prejudice within the world of athletics.

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the deep south defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.

Author:

Harper Lee

Grade Level:

High

Length:

12:00

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the deep south defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.

One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its original publication in 1960. It won the Pulitzer Prize, has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. Most recently librarians across the country gave the book the highest honors by voting it the best novel of the twentieth century.

A Raisin in the Sun

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Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads where the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? Or even pay for medical school tuition? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

Director:

Kenny Leon

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

02:11

A Raisin in the Sun

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A RAISIN IN THE SUN is a groundbreaking drama celebrating the human spirit, featuring an electrifying performance by Academy Award®-winner Sidney Poitier (Best Actor, Lilies of the Field, 1963).

Director:

Daniel Petrie

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

02:08

Racial equality

With All Deliberate Speed: A look at the landmark Brown vs. The Board of Education (2005)

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