Social Activists

Velma Johnston (1912-1977), nicknamed "Wild Horse Annie," loved wild mustangs all her life. When she saw mustangs being rounded up and killed to make room for ranchers, she knew she had to speak up. She began writing letters to local newspapers...

This revealing biography of a pioneering photojournalist and social reformer Jacob Riis shows how he brought to light one of the worst social justice issues plaguing New York City in the late 1800s--the tenement housing crisis--using newly invented flash...

The first introductory and illustrated biography of the civil rights icon. The untold story of Pauli Murray, activist, lawyer, poet, and Episcopal priest, who broke records and barriers throughout her life. Friend to Eleanor Roosevelt, colleague to Ruth...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling series comes the latest title in the Who HQ Now format for trending topics. It tells the history of a political and social movement that advocates for non-violent civil disobedience and protests against incidents of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666350746Author Jaclyn JaycoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Pebble BooksPublisher Pebble BooksWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 173mm * 5mm

Learn about the inspiring life and career of professional football player and activist Colin Kaepernick in the new Who HQ Now format featuring newsmakers and trending topics.On August 14, 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a protest when he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419760105Author Todd Hasak-LowyFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Abrams Books for Young ReadersPublisher Abrams Books for Young ReadersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802855022Author Lindsay McDivittFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416948070Author Ashley Rhodes-CourterFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553537611Author Shana CoreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 102gDimensions(mm) 230mm *...

It’s Martin Luther King, Jr., like you’ve never seen him before! Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to a trailblazer of the civil rights movement. The fourth...

Middle-grade readers will learn the little-known story of Mamie Tape, an eight-year-old Chinese American girl whose desire for knowledge and belonging led her family to fight for her right to attend public school in San Francisco. In the fall of 1884...