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Coretta Scott King - African American authors and illustrators

Pura Belpre Award - Latino or Latina author and illustrator

Schneider Family Book Award - author or illustrator for book that embodies the disability experience

Walter Awards - diverse authors who champion marginalizes voices

1) I rise

Author

Arnold, Marie

Pub. Date

2022

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Juneteenth - YA

Description

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"A heartbreaking and powerful novel about racism and social justice as fourteen-year-old Ayo has to decide whether to take on her mother's activist role when her mom is shot by police. As she tries to find answers, Ayo looks to the wisdom of her ancestors and her Harlem community for guidance." -- Epicreads.com.

2) A sweet smell of roses

Author

Johnson, Angela

Description

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There's a sweet, sweet smell in the air as two young girls sneak out of their house, down the street, and across town to where men and women are gathered, ready to march for freedom and justice.

3) These hands

Author

Mason, Margaret H

Pub. Date

2010

Description

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An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note.

4) We shall overcome: the story of a song

Author

Levy, Debbie

Pub. Date

[2013]

Description

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Traces the history of the inspiring anthem and explains how it has come to represent the right for equality and freedom around the world.

5) We were the fire: Birmingham 1963

Author

Moses, Shelia P

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Determined to stand up for their rights, eleven-year-old Rufus, a Black boy, and his friends participate in the 1963 civil rights protests in Birmingham, Alabama. Rufus Jackson Jones is from Birmingham, the place Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called the most segregated place in the country. A place that in 1963 is full of civil rights activists including Dr. King. The adults are trying to get more attention to their cause--to show that separate is not...