15 Excellent Civil Rights Books
Posted by Bianca Schulze on January 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: January 8, 2010
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—observed the third Monday of each year, around the time of his January 15 birthday—here is a list of outstanding books that represent nonviolent activism and the civil rights movement:
Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton (Ages 4-8)
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport (Ages 4-8)
I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.(Ages 4-8)
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles (Ages 4-8)
A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson (Ages 5-8)
The Story Of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles (Ages 7-10)
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader(Ages 7-11)
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges(Ages 8-12)
Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights by Belinda Rochelle(Ages 8-12)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (Ages 9-12)
The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph (Ages 10 and up)
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg (Ages 10-12)
Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks(Ages 12 and up)
Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement by Judith Bloom Fradin(Ages 12 and up)
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M Hoose (Teens)
Source of books: Publisher, Library, Bookstore
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