In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 17th and African-American History month in February, Frances Smith, the Youth Services Librarian at the Albert L. Scott Library, has book picks for kids of all ages that celebrate the giants of the Civil Rights movement and the rich history of African Americans in the US.
For Kids:
My Uncle Martin’s Words for America and My Uncle Martin’s Big Heart by MLK’s niece, Angela Farris Watkins
Hidden Figures: The Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story by Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan
Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson
I Am Enough and I Believe I Can by Grace Byers
For Tweens and Teens:
Martin and Bobby: A Journey Toward Justice by Claire Rudolf Murphy
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
Kneel: Justice is a Team Sport by Candace Buford
Recognize! An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson