1960 Civil Rights
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Books for possible book clubs - levels in () after author's name
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia (W) |
P.S. Be 11 by Rita Williams-Garcia –Sequel to One Crazy Summer (W) |
Lions of Little Rock by Katherine Levine (X) |
A Friendship for Today by Patricia McKissack (?) |
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The Gold Cadillac by Mildred Taylor (S) |
The Watson's go to Birmingham by Christopher P. Curtis (U) |
Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood (S) |
Picture Books
Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey
A Taste of Colored Water by Matt Faulkner
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wile
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story by Ruby Bridges
A Taste of Colored Water by Matt Faulkner
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wile
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story by Ruby Bridges
Nonfiction
Little Rock Girl 1957 by Shelly Tougas
Birmingham 1963 by Shelly Tougas
We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson
What Was the March on Washington? by Kathleen Krull
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader
Dare To Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement by ANgela Shelf Medearis
Martin Luther King Jr. (10 Days Series) by David Colbert
Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer (Time For Kids Biography)
Rosa Parks: Freedom Rider by Keith Brandt and Joanne Mattern
Who Was Rosa Parks? by McDonough, Yona Zeldis, Nancy Harrison and Stephen Marchesi
Jesse Owens: Running into History (Time For Kids Biography)
Roberto Clemente: Young Baseball Hero by Louis Sabin
Who Was Jackie Robinson? by Gail Herman
Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out (Time For Kids Biography)
Any of these books would support this era. You only need a few.
Birmingham 1963 by Shelly Tougas
We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson
What Was the March on Washington? by Kathleen Krull
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader
Dare To Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement by ANgela Shelf Medearis
Martin Luther King Jr. (10 Days Series) by David Colbert
Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer (Time For Kids Biography)
Rosa Parks: Freedom Rider by Keith Brandt and Joanne Mattern
Who Was Rosa Parks? by McDonough, Yona Zeldis, Nancy Harrison and Stephen Marchesi
Jesse Owens: Running into History (Time For Kids Biography)
Roberto Clemente: Young Baseball Hero by Louis Sabin
Who Was Jackie Robinson? by Gail Herman
Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out (Time For Kids Biography)
Any of these books would support this era. You only need a few.