The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton

The Poughkeepsie

BIG READ

Recognizing 60 years of the Civil Rights Act

Each year, the library chooses a book for the Big Read, which encourages the community to read, discuss, and participate in thematic events.

The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton

Borrow The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton

About Anthony Ray Hinton

Press photo of Anthony Ray Hinton being arrested

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Teen Read

Book Run by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

Borrow Run by John Lewis by Andrew Aydin

About John Lewis

About Andrew Aydin

A young John Lewis leading a protest march

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Little Read

Lisa Cline Ransome

Borrow Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis

The Power of Her Pen by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Borrow The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

About Lesa Cline-Ransome

Children with protest signs on about segregation in schools

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