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YA Version of Maraniss’ Strong Inside Opens Civil Rights Story to Middle Schoolers

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Andrew Maraniss’ Strong Inside, which chronicles the career of Perry Wallace, the first African-American college basketball player in the south, and serves an important role in facilitating campus and community discussions around racial tensions in the US, is now available in YA format.

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Sanderia Faye’s Mourner’s Bench More Relevant Than Ever

Sanderia Faye, author speaker and her novel Mourner's Bench

Now more than ever before, it’s important to get the conversations going about Black History and the future of racism in America. Sanderia Faye’s Mourner’s Bench is an ideal choice to help navigate these conversations.

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John Lewis’ March: Book Three, Hit Shelves Last Week

March: Book Three by Rep. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and artist Nate Powell released March 9, 2016

March: Book Three, the third installment of Rep. John Lewis’ acclaimed graphic novel trilogy recounting the mid-60s civil rights movement, hit the shelves last Tuesday. March: Book Two, released in January 2015, won a 2016 Eisner Award, and the series will be used in New York City Public Schools to teach eighth-grade students about the civil rights movement.

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