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Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
2014, �2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 423 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the end of season three, Zoe finally admits to herself, and the town of quirky BlueBell, Alabama, that she is in love with Wade, who decides to turn down a lucrative opportunity to franchise the Rammer Jammer and stay in BlueBell, but does this mean he returns Zoe's feelings? Meanwhile, Cricket surprises everyone with a big announcement, and George and Lavon realize that they, once again, have something in common.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
p2009
Edition
[Library edition]
Physical Desc
4 sound discs (ca. 4 hr. 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In these real-life stories, Rick Bragg brilliantly evokes the hardscrabble lives of those who live and die by an American cotton mill. In 2001, a community of people in the Appalachian foothills had come to the edge of all they had ever been. Across the South, padlocks and chains bound the doors of silent mills. It seemed a miracle to blue-collar people in Jacksonville, Alabama, that their mill still bit, shook, and roared. The mill had become almost...
Language
English
Formats
Description
The first Mardi Gras in America was celebrated in Mobile, Alabama in 1703. In 2008, it is still racially segregated. A fascinating investigation into our nation's history and traditions, this acclaimed, award-winning documentary illuminates the complexities of race relations in 21st century America. Winner of the Truer Than Fiction Award at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. Nominated for the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the **Sundance Film...
66) Captain Phillips
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, which was the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (929 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Native New Yorker Dr. Zoe Hart continues her medical practice and begins to find roots in tiny BlueBell, Alabama. As if Zoe's sizzling connection with bad boy bartender Wade Kinsella and strong emotional ties to sexy lawyer George Tucker aren't enough to send her over the edge, an election scandal is brewing between her best friend, Mayor Lavon Hayes, and his opponent, an old flame and former rival of Lemon Breeland. When a handsome new doctor arrives...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
70) Rosa Parks
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Chilren's Books, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights. In 1955, Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport. Rosa was described as "the mother of the freedom movement". This inspiring story of Rosa's life is moving,...
Author
Series
Tristan Strong volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh-grader Tristan must return to Alke and enlist the help of African gods and black folktale heroes when Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm in Alabama.
74) Muscle Shoals
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (111 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
"Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama has helped create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, Rick Hall brought black and white together to create music for the generations. He is responsible for creating the 'Muscle Shoals sound' and the Swampers, the house band at FAME Studios that eventually left to start its own successful studio known as Muscle...
75) Son of the South
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this true story set in Montgomery, Alabama, a Klansman's grandson must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
121 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Introduces readers to two brave Black women who stood up against segregation, setting in motion the Montgomery Bus Boycott and showing the nation how positive change can start with a single defiant act."--
Author
Publisher
little bee books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Georgia decided to help the best way she knew how. She worked with a group of women and together they purchased the supplies they needed--bread, lettuce, and chickens. And off they went to cook. The women brought food to the mass meetings that followed at the church. They sold sandwiches. They sold dinners in their neighborhoods. As the boycotters walked and walked, Georgia cooked and cooked. Georgia Gilmore was a cook at the National Lunch Company...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
63 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
From refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger to sparking civil rights protests across America, explore how Rosa Parks's powerful act earned her the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." A story of resistance, strength, and unwavering spirit, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the American Civil Rights leader -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
462 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward. When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she's being haunted. The listing--a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama--is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life. Ava has always been too fearful to even travel, so no one's...
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