Black History Month Recommended Readings

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Black History Month Recommended Readings
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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

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