Suggested Reading - Black History Month

Here are some excellent picture books to help students learn about well known African-Americans and the civil rights movement.

Delivering justice: W.W. Law and the fight for civil rights, by Jim Haskins

True story from the civil rights movement in Savannah, Georgia.

Rosa, by Nikki Giovanni

The story of Rosa Parks and her defiant act.

Through my eyes, by Ruby Bridges

Story of a six-year-old black student and the integration of her school in New Orleans in the 1960s.

A dream of freedom: the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968, by Diane McWhorter

Account of the efforts of African Americans in their pursuit of racial equality.

Ellington was not a street, by Ntozake Shange

Tribute to well known African American leaders.

When Marion sang: the true recital of Marian Anderson the voice of a century, by Pam Muños Ryan

An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera.

Martin's big words: the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Doreen Rappaport

Explanation of Dr. King's life work toward a peaceful end to segregation.