Civil Rights in the United States

Titles in FDLPL collection highlighting various Civil Rights topics from over the centuries

Updated March 25, 2026
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Before 13th : a graphic novel
Ralph, Michael
Paper Book
A gorgeous full-color graphic historical novel, sure to become an instant classic, that explores the friendship and feud between Ida B. Wells and Frederick Douglass, offering new insights into slavery and incarceration in the United States. Told from the perspectives of...
The fire this time : a new generation speaks about race
Ward, Jesmyn
Paper Book
The New York Times bestseller, these groundbreaking essays and poems about race--collected by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward and written by the most important voices of her generation--are "thoughtful, searing, and at times, hopeful. The Fire This Time is vivid proof that...
The great stain : witnessing American slavery
Rae, Noel
Paper Book
"Eyewitness testimonies to the culture and commerce of slavery . . . coupled with smart commentary" from an acclaimed historian. "Essential."(Kirkus Reviews) In this important book, Noel Rae integrates firsthand accounts into a narrative history that brings the reader...
His truth is marching on : John Lewis and the power of hope
Meacham, Jon
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the painful quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present-from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of America ...
The Kaepernick effect : taking a knee, changing the world
Zirin, Dave
Paper Book
Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how "taking a knee" triggered an awakening in sports, from the celebrated sportswriter "The Kaepernick Effect reveals that Colin Kaepernick's story is bigger than one athlete. With profiles of courage that leap off the page...
March. Book two
Lewis, John
Paper Book
Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, continues his award-winning graphic novel trilogy with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, inspired by a 1950s comic book that helped prepare his own generation to join the struggle. Now,...
March
Lewis, John
Paper Book
#1New York TimesBestseller Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon and key figure of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper's farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to...
Picturing Black history : photographs and stories that changed the world
Edmeier, Daniela
Paper Book
A groundbreaking collection of photographs and essays that shed new light on the history of Black America, from the Picturing Black History project Picturing Black History uncovers untold stories and rarely seen images of the Black experience, providing new context...
Run. Book one
Lewis, John
Paper Book
Run, Eisner Award Winner for Best Graphic Memoir, is an essential graphic novel, whether for the home or the classroom. First you march, then you run. From the #1 bestselling, award-winning team behind March. This follow-up to the #1 New York Times...
The Stonewall reader
Baumann, Jason
Paper Book
For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it, with a foreword by Edmund White. Finalist for theRandy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction, presented by The...
Suffrage : women's long battle for the vote
DuBois, Ellen Carol
Paper Book
Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this "indispensable" (Ellen Chesler, Ms. magazine) book explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its bold leaders and devoted activists. Distinguished...
The young crusaders : the untold story of the children and teenagers who galvanized the civil rights movement
Franklin, V. P.
Paper Book
An authoritative history of the overlooked youth activists that spearheaded the largest protests of the Civil Rights Movement and set the blueprint for future generations of activists to follow. Some of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement are those of young people...

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