Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement
by Katheryn Russell-Brown (Author) Kim Holt (Illustrator)
A celebration of twelve Black women who were pivotal to the civil rights movement and the fight for justice and equal rights in America.
You've heard the names Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, but what about the many other women who were crucial to the civil rights movement?
Told through twelve short biographies, this book celebrates just some of the many Black women--each of whom has been largely underrepresented until now--who were instrumental to the nation's fight for civil rights and the contributions they made in driving the Movement forward.
An empowering, eye-opening look at how one person can impact greater change, this book is both a conversation starter and much-needed history lesson for our modern world.
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Publishers Weekly
Russell-Brown recognizes the contributions of Black "sheroes of the Civil Rights Movement" in this collection of 12 brief biographies, followed by a spread on freedom marchers. Opening with Ella Baker (1903-1986), "revered as the mother of the Civil Rights Movement," short chapters profile the work of activists including Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), Rosa Parks (1913-2005), and Bernice Johnson Reagon (b. 1942), among others. Cursory but scene-setting prose details the figures' activist acts, while vibrant digital renderings from Holt provide expressive depictions of the individuals: Ruby Bridges (b. 1954) appears as the sole student in a classroom; Diane Nash (b. 1938) is handcuffed by two white-presenting police officers. Despite their brevity, the life stories offer an accessible platform for further investigation. Back matter includes quotes and sources. Ages 4-8. (Jan.)
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Katheryn Russell-Brown is the author of Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, which received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, the Eureka! Honor Award, was nominated for the NAACP Image Award, and was named a Best Book of 2014 by Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature, among others. She is a professor of Law and the director of the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations at the University of Florida. Katheryn grew up in a family of music lovers, where R & B was an integral part of the sounds of daily life. She lives in Gainesville, FL.
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JNF053140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
JNF025210 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/20th Century
JNF007000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
African Americans
Biographies
Picture books
African American women civil rights workers
Civil rights workers
United States
Civil rights movements
20th century
Civil rights
Women
Race relations
African American civil rights workers
Creative nonfiction
