Our collection grows every year to include the stories of African American people who have made a stand, shared a talent, sparked a movement, blazed a trail, spoke the truth and opened our eyes. Outstanding additions to The Foote School Library this year include the following:
An American Story by Kwame Alexander
And We Rise: The Civil Right Movement in Poems by Erica Martin
Because of You, John Lewis : The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joy
Curve and Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams by Andrea J. Loney
Freedom: The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin
Going Places: Victor Hugo and His Glorious Book by Tonya Bolden
Love is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement By Sandra Neil Wallace
Maybe an Artist: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Montague
The Other Side of Prospect: A Story of Violence, Injustice and The American City by Nicholas Dawidoff
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch by Heidi Tyline King
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, The Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith