Category Archives: Civil Rights

A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls LaNier with Lisa Frazier Page

Posted on April 30, 2023 by susanh579

A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNier with Lisa Frazier Page. Random House Children’s Books, 2023. 9780593486757 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: … Continue reading →

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Birmingham, 1963 by Carole Boston Weatherford

Posted on March 24, 2023 by susanh579

Birmingham, 1963 by Carole Boston Weatherford. Wordsong, 2007, 2023. 9781662660030 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? This fictionalized first person account of the … Continue reading →

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Love is Loud by Sandra Neil Wallace, illustrated by Bryan Collier

Posted on January 15, 2023 by susanh579

Love is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement by Sandra Neil Wallace,  illustrated by Bryan Collier. Paula Weisman, Simon & Schuster, 2023. 9781534451032 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture … Continue reading →

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Evicted! The Struggle For the Right To Vote by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Charly Palmer

Posted on August 2, 2022 by susanh579

Evicted! The Struggle For the Right To Vote by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Charly Palmer. Calkins Creek, 2022. 9781684379798 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review): 3 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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The Lucky Ones by Linda Williams Jackson

Posted on May 15, 2022 by susanh579

The Lucky Ones by Linda Williams Jackson. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536222555  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Historic Fiction What did you like about the book? It is hard to concentrate when … Continue reading →

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The Faith of Elijah Cummings by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Laura Freeman

Posted on May 1, 2022 by susanh579

The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Laura Freeman. Random House Studio, 2021. 978059330650 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: … Continue reading →

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Sweet Justice : Georgia Gillmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Mara Rockliff and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Posted on February 21, 2022 by susanh579

Sweet Justice : Georgia Gillmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Mara Rockliff and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Random House Studio, 2022. 9781524720643 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format : Hardcover picture book … Continue reading →

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You Should Meet John Lewis by Denise Lewis Patrick, illustrated by Steffi Walthall

Posted on February 21, 2022 by susanh579

You Should Meet John Lewis by Denise Lewis Patrick, illustrated by Steffi Walthall. Simon Spotlight, 2021. ISBN 9781665907880 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback Genre:  Biography What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd,  illustrated by Christian Robinson

Posted on January 9, 2022 by susanh579

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd,  illustrated by Christian Robinson. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2021. 9781524737283 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Biography What did you like … Continue reading →

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We Shall Overcome by Bryan Collier

Posted on December 9, 2021 by susanh579

We Shall Overcome by Bryan Collier. Orchard Books, 2021. 9781338540376 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5  Format: Uncorrected proof What did you like about the book? The lyrics of “We Shall Overcome,” the gospel hymn … Continue reading →

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