Black History Month 2022: Kids | Indian Prairie Public Library District

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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"-- The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood,...

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"A picture book biography about Claudette Colvin, the teen whose activism launched the Montgomery bus boycott, and a celebration of collective action"--

3) The people remember

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Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

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Recounts the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. "The People Remember tells the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. It begins in Africa, where people were taken from their homes and families. They spoke different languages and had different customs. Yet they were bound and chained together and forced onto ships...

4) The 1619 Project : Born on the water

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Hannah-Jones, Nikole

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1619 Project

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Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States.

5) When we say Black lives matter

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Clarke, Maxine Beneba

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In this exuberant exploration of the Black Lives Matter motto, a loving narrator relays to a young Black child the strength and resonance behind the words.

6) Coretta Scott King

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Lyons, Kelly Starling

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She Persisted

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"Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come"--

7) African icons: ten people who shaped history

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Baptiste, Tracey

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"Full-color portraits illustrate the stories of ten people-rulers, educators, inventors, scholars, and explorers-who helped shape the African continent and the world from ancient times through the tumultuous sixteenth century"--

8) Recognize!: an anthology honoring and amplifying Black life

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"An anthology featuring over thirty Black authors and illustrators to honor Black life past, present, and future"--

9) Infinite hope: a black artist's journey from World War II to peace

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Bryan, Ashley

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"Artist Ashley Bryan's experience as a black soldier in the segregated army of WWII"--

10) Legacy: women poets of the Harlem Renaissance

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Grimes, Nikki

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From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drawn from the words of ... groundbreaking...