Justice rising : 12 amazing Black women in the Civil Rights Movement

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Title:

Justice rising : 12 amazing Black women in the Civil Rights Movement

Author:

Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961- author.

Holt, Kim, 1968- illustrator.

Summary:

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. -- Amazon.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Genre:

Biographies.

Subject Term:

African American women civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Civil rights movements -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Holt, Kim, 1968-

Publisher:

Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9780593403549

Publication Information:

New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.

Call Number:

J 920 RUSSELLBROWN

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A celebration of twelve Black women who were pivotal to the civil rights movement and the fight for justice and equal rights in America. On the Black Caucus American Library Association's Best of the Best 2023 List!

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.

Author Notes

Katheryn Russell-Brown is an American social scientist, professor of law, and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations at University of Florida Law School, with a specialty in race and crime, sociology of law, and criminal law. She is also the author of Little Melba and Her Big Trombone , A Voice Named Aretha , and She Was the First! , for which she was won the NAACP Image Award in 2021. Katheryn lives with her family in Florida. Visit her website at krbrown.net, or follow her on Twitter @KRussellBrown.

Kim Holt is a children's book illustrator who holds a BFA in animation from the Academy of Art University. Her goal as an artist is to create images that bring back memories and create pictures that make children wish they were inside the scenes. She is also the illustrator of Today Is Different and A Prayer for Our Country . Kim lives in the Washington, D.C. area with her husband and two dogs, where she drinks copious amounts of coffee and cooks up imaginative dinners for her family. Visit her website at kimscollectionofstuff.com, or follow her on Instagram @kimholt.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

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.)