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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Agent Josephine : American beauty, French hero, British spy
Lewis, Damien
Paper Book
The thrilling account of how Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most glamorous entertainer, became an Allied spy in Occupied France "Four hundred pages of bravery and heroism that read like a spy novel you can't put down." --Vanity Fair ...
Amazons, abolitionists, and activists : a graphic history of women's fight for their rights
Kendall, Mikki
Paper Book
A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women's rights by theNew York Timesbestselling author ofHood Feminism "A beautifully drawn, hold-no-punches, surprisingly deep dive through the history of women's rights around the world, which will entrance...
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 color of abolition : how a printer, a prophet, and a contessa moved a nation
Hirshman, Linda
Paper Book
The story of the fascinating, fraught alliance among Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman--and how its breakup led to the success of America's most important social movement. "Fresh, provocative and engrossing." --New York Times In the...
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 ...
March (2013), 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. Book One
Lewis, John
Paper Book
A first-hand account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights spans his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.
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 Riots : coming out in the streets
Pitman, Gayle E.
Paper Book
This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan,...
We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America
O'Donnell, Norah
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A vivid portrait of the unsung American women from 1776 to today who changed the course of history in their fight for freedom and helped shape a more perfect union "This terrific book reveals the central, though often hidden role that women...
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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