Speak Out, Sit Down, Stand Up, March for What You Believe: Resistance and Civil Disobedience
Using the books on this list, start a conversation about how anyone can take action to make social changes. Throughout the history of the U.S., resistance, protests and civil disobedience here and elsewhere have played an essential role in our democracy and in many of the social reforms that we all take for granted today. Please note the appropriate age range of the books you choose to share with your children.
- 1,402 Resources including
- 121 Videos
- 60 Book Readings
- 170 Lesson Plans
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Showing 1-48 of 75 book results from the CRL "Speak Out, Sit Down, Stand Up, March for What You Believe: Resistance and Civil Disobedience".

¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A.
by Diana Cohn, Paul Mirocha, and Francisco Delgado
7 Resources2 Awards

The Ballot Box Battle
14 Resources1 Awards


Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet
30 Resources8 Awards


Children of the Civil Rights Era
3 Resources1 Awards

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
38 Resources11 Awards


The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
by Susan E. Goodman and E.B. Lewis
18 Resources7 Awards


Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History
by Walter Dean Myers and Floyd Cooper
22 Resources3 Awards

Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass
by Doreen Rappaport and London Ladd
11 Resources3 Awards


Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
20 Resources10 Awards

Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
by Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein, and James Ransome
18 Resources2 Awards




I Could Do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
by Linda Arms White and Nancy Carpenter
14 Resources3 Awards

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
39 Resources12 Awards



Kids on Strike!
11 Resources3 Awards

Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Stephen Alcorn
18 Resources4 Awards


Lion Island: Cuba's Warrior of Words
23 Resources5 Awards

Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement
by Sandra Neil Wallace and Bryan Collier
25 Resources2 Awards


Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness
15 Resources1 Awards
Above are books from the CRL "Speak Out, Sit Down, Stand Up, March for What You Believe: Resistance and Civil Disobedience" that are currently on TeachingBooks.