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From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King Jr. to the Selma to Montgomery Marches, read the stories of the amazing men and women who risked their lives in the fight for equality.Learn all about civil rights - what they are, and why they're important. This book covers the history of racial tension in the US, including slavery and abolition of slavery, and segregation. It discusses the birth of the civil rights movement, from sit-ins and protests to marches and inspirational speeches to legislation for equality. There's also a chapter on civil rights around the world which covers famous people such as Cesar Chavez and Malala Yousafzai. Perfect for 7- to 9-year-olds starting to read alone, Level 3 titles include in-depth information presented through more complex sentence structure with increasing amount of text to expand the reader's general knowledge and confidence in reading. Additional information spreads are full of extra facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles, such as fliers, instructions, and record-breaker statistics.