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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about an unforgettable family on a road-trip during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement.
When the Watson family—ten-year-old Kenny, Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron—sets out on a trip south to visit Grandma in Birmingham, Alabama, they don’t realize that they’re heading toward one of the darkest moments in America’s history. The Watsons’ journey reminds us that even in the hardest times, laughter and family can help us get through anything.
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What Was the Harlem Renaissance?
by Sherri L. Smith
This book in the series traces Harlem's history all the way back to its 17th-century roots, explaining how the early 20th-century Great Migration brought African Americans from the deep South to New York City and gave birth to the golden years of the Harlem Renaissance.
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What Was Reconstruction?
by Sherri L. Smith
This eye-opening overview of the period after the Civil War, which was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people, shows how this time of hope didn't last long, but instead, deep segregation in the U.S. continued on for another 100 years.
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Schomburg : The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Luminous paintings and evocative poems by two of the literary world's top African-American scholars trace the efforts of Afro-Puerto Rican legal clerk Arturo Schomburg's efforts to curate a collection of African books, letters, music and art.
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Legacy : Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
by Nikki Grimes
The award-winning author of Jazmin's Notebook presents a“Golden Shovel” anthology of poems inspired by the less-recognized women writers of the Harlem Renaissance, in a volume complemented by evocative illustrations from respected African American women artists.
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Victory. Stand! : Raising My Fist for Justice
by Tommie Smith
A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.
In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest. Cowritten with Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient Derrick Barnes and illustrated with bold and muscular artwork from Emmy Award-winning illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand! paints a stirring portrait of an iconic moment in Olympic history that still resonates today.
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