From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse.
Browsing: Civil Rights
Which five words best describe Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
America’s racist history surrounds us.
Set in the 1950s during the infamous days of Jim Crow, New Shoes is a story of an African American girl who comes up with a brilliant idea to remedy the far-too-often degrading experience of buying shoes, especially for back-to-school.
February is African American History Month. Sharing these books with young readers comes with the responsibility to discuss … progress towards equality.
Stella by Starlight, by esteemed storyteller Sharon M. Draper, is a poignant novel that beautifully captures the depth and complexities within individuals.
Revolution, Deborah Wiles’ second novel in The Sixties Trilogy, sends readers on a journey to Greenwood, Mississippi in the summer of 1964, also known as “Freedom Summer.”
Amongst the familiar articles to feature in TCBR’s top ten hot spots are some articles and booklists that truly match the seasonal events of February: winter books, Valentine’s Day books, the Newbery Medal winner, and some excellent civil-rights books perfect for Black History Month.
In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world.
From picture-book biographies to the I Have a Dream speech, this is a solid representation of the many Martin Luther King books available for young readers.
An interview with award-winning illustrator Kadir Nelson about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech and the I Have a Dream book.