Social Activists

When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. It wasn't until ye...

As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world.  Nelso...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycot...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times ...

What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This memoir by Mart...

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied ...

Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story—which was turned into a film, Emmanuel...

Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketballs all-time-greatest playersan innovative ...

The youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate, Pakistani women’s rights activist Malala Yo...

Gandhi's peaceful revolution is the focus of this audiobook, part of the inspiring N...

Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. ...

This is how history should be told to kids!From Newbery Honor medalist Susan Campbell Bar...

Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom-...

Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lew...

In this kids biography, discover the inspiring story of Nelson Mandela, who became the fi...

Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else...

From NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book, adapted for au...

Mary Hamilton grew up knowing right from wrong. She was proud to be Black, and when the c...

Learn about the inspiring life and career of professional football player and activist Co...

This brilliant memoir-in-verse tells the moving story of how a nation learned to celebrat...

The Black Press made a huge difference when it came to reporting to black Americans what ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling series comes the latest title in the Who HQ Now fo...

This heartfelt picture book biography illustrated by the Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes, t...

Booklist starred reviewBlack activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday f...

Despite an attempt on her life by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai has continued to fight fo...

In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yel...

Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be...

A biography telling the life of labor leader Cesar Chavez and the boycotts that he led to...

She grew up in a world where women were supposed to be quiet. But Malala Yousafzai refuse...

Engaging text, authentic photographs, and a timeline illustrate the life of civil rights ...

Inspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a divers...

From the award-winning author and illustrator of BEFORE SHE WAS HARRIET comes an original...

Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players—...

Uncover the stories of hidden heroes who transformed the medical field. Direct quotes fro...

The Civil War (1861–1865) was a pivotal time in US history. During the war, the nat...

The Revolutionary War is one of the most important events in US history, but many people'...

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From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public s...

Jacob Riis was determined to improve the living conditions of the poor—to fill thei...

Shirley Chisholm was a natural-born fighter. She didn’t like to be bossed and she w...

Many children see bad things happen on TV or online. Some children see bad things happen ...

Learn about the incredible legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lew...

Jose Andres’s love of cooking began as a young boy in Spain as he gathered the wood...