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Title Choosing brave : how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movement / Angela Joy ; illustrated by Janelle Washington.
Author Joy, Angela, 1975- author.
Publication Info. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2022.
©2022
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Location Call No. Status
 Alafaya  J 323.092 JOY    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 323.092 JOY    Check Shelves
 South Creek  J 323.092 JOY    Check Shelves
 West Oaks  J 323.092 JOY    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--Provided by publisher
Audience Ages: 6-10 Roaring Brook Press.
Grades: 2-3 Roaring Brook Press.
Subject Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003 -- Juvenile literature.
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American mothers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Mothers of murder victims -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers -- Biography.
African American mothers -- Biography.
Mothers of murder victims -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Genre Biographies.
Picture books.
Added Author Washington, Janelle, illustrator.
ISBN 9781250220950 (hardcover) : $19.99
1250220955 (hardcover)