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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? (Who Was...?)

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Who Was Rosa Parks?

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Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor

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Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet

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Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World

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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story

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Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty

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Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World

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That's Not Fair! / No Es Justo!: Emma Tenayuca's Struggle for Justice/La lucha de Emma Tenayuca por la justicia

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Americans Who Tell the Truth

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World History Biographies: Mandela: The Rebel Who Led His Nation To Freedom (NG World History Biographies)

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Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor of Modern Times

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Florence Kelley (On My Own Biographies)

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Civil Rights Pioneer: A Story About Mary Church Terrell

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Harriet Tubman: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

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Great African Americans in Civil Rights (Outstanding African Americans)

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Frederick Douglass and the Fight for Freedom

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Side by Side/Lado a lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez

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Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist, Suffragist, and Preacher (Famous Figures of the Civil War Era)

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Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President

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King (The Complete Edition)

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Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride

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Heroine of the Titanic: The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown

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Rosa Parks And the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Graphic History)

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Clara Barton (Young Reader's Christian Library)

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Time For Kids: Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield (Time For Kids)

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Heart on Fire: Susan B. Anthony Votes for President

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Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Pionera De Los Derechos De Las Mujeres/Women's Rights Pioneer (Biografias Graficas/Graphic Biographies (Spanish))

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Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist

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We Are One: Story of Bayard Rustin

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Hellen Keller

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Cesar Chavez: Fighting for Farmworkers

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Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Leader (Black Americans of Achievement)

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Free at Last

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The Life And Words Of Martin Luther King Jr. (Scholastic Biography)

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Tree Shaker Tree Shaker: The Story of Nelson Mandela the Story of Nelson Mandela (New York Times)

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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad (Voices for Freedom)

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Meet Maya Angelou (A Bullseye Biographies)

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Ruby Bridges

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Eleanor Roosevelt (Biography (a & E))

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Muhammad Ali (Just the Facts Biographies)

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Rosa Parks (Rookie Biographies)

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Nobody Particular: One Woman's Fight to Save the Bays

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Genius of Common Sense

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One Peace

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Nelson Mandela (History Maker Bios)

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Magic Johnson

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Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Freedom Movement (Makers of America)

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Plant a Seed of Peace

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Sterling Biographies: Rosa Parks: Courageous Citizen

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Jesse Jackson: Civil Rights Leader and Politician (Black Americans of Achievement)

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Sojourner Truth (Journey to Freedom)

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Marcus Garvey: Black Nationalist Crusader and Entrepreneur (Signature Lives)

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Rosa Parks (Journey to Freedom)

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Young Martin's Promise (Stories of America)

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Martin Luther King Jr. (Just the Facts Biographies)

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Votes for Women!: The Story of Carrie Chapman Catt (Feminist Voices)

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Martin Luther King Jr.: Internet Referenced (Famous Lives Gift Books)

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Extraordinary People of the Civil Rights Movement (Extraordinary People)

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (History Maker Bios)

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Elizabeth Van Lew: Civil War Spy (Signature Lives)

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Frances Perkins: First Woman Cabinet Member (20th Century Leaders)

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Dorothea Dix: Crusader for the Mentally Ill (Historical American Biographies)

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Harriet Tubman

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Social Reformer (Signature Lives: Modern America)

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Dorothea Dix: Social Reformer (Let Freedom Ring: the New Nation Biographies)

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Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist (Historical American Biographies)

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Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman

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Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told

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Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

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Three Cups of Tea

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First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low

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Marcus Garvey: Black Nationalist Leader

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March On!: The Day My Brother Martin Changed The World

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Time For Kids: Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer (Time For Kids)

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Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together

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Martin Luther King Jr. (Rookie Biographies)

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An Apple for Harriet Tubman

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Martin Luther King Jr.: Great Civil Rights Leader (Graphic Biographies)

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Meet Martin Luther King Jr (Meet)

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A Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr. (Ready-to-Read. Level 2)

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The Story of Rosa Parks

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The common theme among these books is social activism and the individuals who have made a positive impact on society through their advocacy for civil rights, women's rights, environmental conservation, and workers' rights. The books highlight the lives of inspiring figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Temple Grandin, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Wangari Maathai, Dolores Huerta, and Cesar Chavez. The stories range from autobiographies to biographies and historical accounts to children's picture books that aim to educate and inspire future generations to make a difference in the world.

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