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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) 32
  3. 9 - 12 (Pre-Teen) 28
  4. 13+ (Teen) 13
Price
  1. $0.00 - $19.99 55
  2. $20.00 and above 1
Price
  1. C$0.00 - C$10.00 11
  2. C$10.00 - C$20.00 25
  3. C$20.00 - C$30.00 19
  4. C$70.00 - C$80.00 1
Price
  1. £0.00 - £10.00 28
  2. £10.00 - £20.00 17
  3. £20.00 - £30.00 8
  4. £30.00 - £40.00 2
  5. £70.00 - £80.00 1
Price
  1. A$10.00 - A$20.00 10
  2. A$20.00 - A$30.00 19
  3. A$30.00 - A$40.00 12
  4. A$40.00 - A$50.00 8
  5. A$50.00 - A$60.00 4
  6. A$60.00 - A$70.00 2
  7. A$70.00 - A$80.00 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 54
70 Children's Books About the Environment
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1–36 of 56 items
  1. I Am Rosa Parks I Am Rosa Parks
    $8.99 C$15.27 A$32.99 £13.06
  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
    $8.39 C$14.23 A$23.18 £9.16
  3. The Story Of Ruby Bridges The Story Of Ruby Bridges
    $7.67 C$9.99 A$19.09 £5.61
  4. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
    $11.99 C$11.17 A$29.94
  5. Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges
    $11.19 C$20.99 A$44.28 £16.73
  6. The Other Side The Other Side
    $10.99 C$24.99 A$36.81 £13.64
  7. A Sweet Smell of Roses A Sweet Smell of Roses
    $15.98 C$18.33 A$53.76 £15.22
  8. Remember: The Journey to School Integration Remember: The Journey to School Integration
    $11.99 C$26.99 A$54.27 £24.04
  9. 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$19.13 A$40.79 £19.75
  10. The Lions of Little Rock The Lions of Little Rock
    $5.69 C$11.99 A$25.56
  11. Rosa Parks: My Story Rosa Parks: My Story
    $7.99 C$12.50 A$16.99 £10.70
  12. Coretta Scott Coretta Scott
    $9.99 C$11.38 A$24.70 £9.86
  13. Child of the Civil Rights Movement Child of the Civil Rights Movement
    $8.99 C$11.91 A$17.99 £7.99
  14. 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$71.48 A$48.80 £31.65
  15. Ruby Bridges Goes To School Ruby Bridges Goes To School
    $5.99 C$4.99 A$12.87 £8.09
  16. 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
    $14.69 C$19.46 A$27.99 £19.76
  17. Coretta Scott King: I Kept On Marching Coretta Scott King: I Kept On Marching
    $7.99 C$13.86 A$16.92 £8.51
  18. 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
    $15.99 C$20.99 A$36.35 £12.79
  19. The Case for Loving: The Fight For Interracial Marriage The Case for Loving: The Fight For Interracial Marriage
    $12.29 C$20.99 A$44.51 £16.08
  20. Revolution Revolution
    $12.99 C$21.99 A$53.65 £21.76
  21. 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$17.10 A$25.99 £8.02
  22. 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$9.50 A$21.72 £8.25
  23. Ruby Lee and Me Ruby Lee and Me
    $6.59 C$9.32 A$23.27 £7.04
  24. Things Too Huge To Fix By Saying Sorry Things Too Huge To Fix By Saying Sorry
    $8.99 C$11.99 A$32.57
  25. Midnight Without A Moon Midnight Without A Moon
    $7.99 C$9.52 A$25.11 £7.75
  26. 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)
    $13.86 C$24.95 A$43.70 £23.93
  27. Who Was Rosa Parks? Who Was Rosa Parks?
    $4.79 C$7.99 A$12.31 £4.01
  28. Night on Fire Night on Fire
    $9.99 C$22.62 A$33.97 £18.48
  29. 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
    $11.44 C$21.21 A$31.22 £11.95
  30. Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
    $15.54 C$23.10 A$61.89 £17.67
  31. Who Was Coretta Scott King? Who Was Coretta Scott King?
    $5.39 C$7.99 A$16.27 £6.58
  32. Let the Children March Let the Children March
    $10.19 C$21.99 A$38.49 £14.18
  33. A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
    $11.99 C$24.99 A$29.99 £14.99
  34. Lizzie Demands A Seat! Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights Lizzie Demands A Seat! Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights
    $10.79 C$23.99 A$32.98 £4.11
  35. 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
    $17.99 C$23.99 A$23.94 £14.34
  36. With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954
    $6.59 C$8.99 A$17.81 £6.99
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