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Top Mighty Girl Books on Civil Rights History

A Mighty Girl special feature honoring the contributions of women and girls to the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. These fiction and non-fiction selections include many biographies of female leaders of the struggle for racial equality. For more inspirational stories of African-American women's history from colonial times through present day, visit our African-American History section.
Recommended Age
  1. 3 - 5 (Preschool) 18
  2. 6 - 8 (Elementary) 33
  3. 9 - 12 (Pre-Teen) 29
  4. 13+ (Teen) 13
Price
  1. $0.00 and above 57
Price
  1. C$0.00 - C$10.00 15
  2. C$10.00 - C$20.00 19
  3. C$20.00 - C$30.00 20
  4. C$30.00 - C$40.00 2
  5. C$60.00 - C$70.00 1
Price
  1. £0.00 - £10.00 32
  2. £10.00 - £20.00 22
  3. £20.00 - £30.00 2
  4. £30.00 - £40.00 1
Price
  1. A$0.00 - A$10.00 2
  2. A$10.00 - A$20.00 19
  3. A$20.00 - A$30.00 13
  4. A$30.00 - A$40.00 18
  5. A$40.00 - A$50.00 3
  6. A$50.00 - A$60.00 1
  7. A$60.00 - A$70.00 1
Award Winners
  1. Newbery Honor 3
  2. Caldecott Honor 1
  3. National Book Winner 1
  4. National Book Finalist 2
  5. Coretta Scott King Award 5
  6. Jane Addams Award 3
  7. Scott O'Dell Award 1
  8. Parents’ Choice Award 4
Special Features
  1. Mighty Girl Top Picks 5
Language
  1. English 55
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1–36 of 57 items
  1. I Am Rosa Parks I Am Rosa Parks
    $13.69 C$15.39 A$22.94 £8.15
  2. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March
    $8.59 C$13.99 A$17.28 £6.95
  3. The Story Of Ruby Bridges The Story Of Ruby Bridges
    $6.99 C$8.90 A$15.35 £5.59
  4. Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges
    $8.69 C$20.78 A$15.97 £12.09
  5. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
    $11.99 C$11.06 A$20.40 £6.75
  6. Coretta Scott Coretta Scott
    $8.99 C$10.09 A$18.08 £7.14
  7. Child of the Civil Rights Movement Child of the Civil Rights Movement
    $7.29 C$8.90 A$14.84 £5.15
  8. Rosa Parks: My Story Rosa Parks: My Story
    $7.99 C$10.88 A$14.75 £5.60
  9. A Sweet Smell of Roses A Sweet Smell of Roses
    $15.07 C$21.82 A$35.53 £13.62
  10. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
    $9.99 C$18.80 A$30.67 £12.83
  11. Remember: The Journey to School Integration Remember: The Journey to School Integration
    $19.99 C$28.70 A$37.94 £14.19
  12. The Other Side The Other Side
    $13.49 C$23.49 A$26.53 £10.82
  13. The Lions of Little Rock The Lions of Little Rock
    $5.29 C$11.87 A$15.24 £6.39
  14. Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories
    $7.99 C$9.41 A$16.26 £4.70
  15. Coretta Scott King: I Kept On Marching Coretta Scott King: I Kept On Marching
    $9.72 C$10.99 A$37.93 £5.84
  16. Ruby Bridges Goes To School Ruby Bridges Goes To School
    $3.99 C$4.94 A$8.76 £3.20
  17. Lillian's Right To Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Lillian's Right To Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
    $13.99 C$20.28 A$29.99 £10.70
  18. The Case for Loving: The Fight For Interracial Marriage The Case for Loving: The Fight For Interracial Marriage
    $12.29 C$20.71 A$33.39 £13.79
  19. Revolution Revolution
    $9.29 C$21.99 A$37.94 £15.24
  20. Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration
    C$17.26 A$18.68 £8.49
  21. Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
    $17.99 C$23.75 A$46.57 £10.90
  22. Ruby Lee and Me Ruby Lee and Me
    $7.99 C$9.89 A$14.70 £5.85
  23. Lizzie Demands A Seat! Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights Lizzie Demands A Seat! Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights
    $10.79 C$23.75 A$20.48 £10.60
  24. A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
    $13.69 C$23.99 A$33.12 £14.47
  25. Let the Children March Let the Children March
    $10.89 C$21.63 A$21.30 £10.92
  26. Who Was Coretta Scott King? Who Was Coretta Scott King?
    $3.99 C$7.99 A$11.02 £4.79
  27. Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
    $15.99 C$28.16 A$30.35 £13.99
  28. The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
    $12.28 C$23.75 A$30.00 £12.07
  29. Night on Fire Night on Fire
    $8.39 C$11.58 A$21.18 £6.95
  30. She Stood For Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland She Stood For Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
    $17.99 C$68.94 A$34.15 £26.40
  31. She Stood For Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (Middle Grade) She Stood For Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (Middle Grade)
    $14.99 C$30.75 A$28.90 £15.29
  32. Midnight Without A Moon Midnight Without A Moon
    $6.54 C$11.99 A$16.25 £5.99
  33. Things Too Huge To Fix By Saying Sorry Things Too Huge To Fix By Saying Sorry
    $8.99 C$11.99 A$23.19 £7.22
  34. Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe
    $12.69 C$23.75 A$31.08 £11.32
  35. Fire From The Rock Fire From The Rock
    $7.99 C$13.99 A$21.05 £5.80
  36. White Socks Only White Socks Only
    $6.99 C$10.88 A$13.97 £6.41
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