Civil Rights Books

Rosa

Spectacular illustrations spotlight Parks' historic protest.

AGE
4

By Nikki Giovanni
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly

Complex issues make this best for older kids.

AGE
8

By Walter Dean Myers
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

A funny novel with a devastating emotional punch.

AGE
9

By Christopher Paul Curtis
I Have a Dream

A treasured speech seen in a vibrant new light.

AGE
11

By Martin Luther King
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

Dramatic story of forgotten teen civil rights hero.

AGE
13

By Phillip M. Hoose

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