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Black History Month: Jackie Robinson

Posted on February 10, 2009 by

Here are some books that we own here about Jackie Robinson: Jackie Robinson : a biography by Arnold Rampersad Biography – R662r Jackie Robinson : a life remembered by Maury Allen Biography – R6624a There are quite a few other … Continue reading →

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Black History Month Displays

Posted on February 6, 2009 by

There’s two new displays up in the teen area for Black History Month. There’s some teen fiction in the small bookcase near the chairs and there’s some great biographies and history books in amongst the Internet computers. I’ll be adding … Continue reading →

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Black History Month: Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on February 5, 2009 by

Here are some books that Chili owns about Martin Luther King Jr: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. : his life and crusade in pictures by Charles Johnson & Bob Adelman NEW 323.092 J66r The words of Martin Luther King, Jr. … Continue reading →

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Black History Month: Frederick Douglass

Posted on February 4, 2009 by

Here’s one of our local famous African Americans, Frederick Douglass. Here’s some information about Frederick Douglass and the Underground Railroad that came from the Monroe County Library System Website. Here’s some more information about Frederick Douglass from the University of … Continue reading →

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Black History Month: Barack Obama

Posted on February 2, 2009 by

Yesterday started black history month. In honor of that, I thought that throughout February I would post some biographies and books about famous African Americans. Here’s some links: Black History Month on the History Channel Black History Month on About.com … Continue reading →

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