Grades
K - 8
17 Books About the Civil Rights Movement
Teach students in grades K–8 about the civil rights movement and its heroes.
Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Ruby Bridge — these are just a few of the heroes who are profiled within this comprehensive collection of books about one of the most significant time periods in United States history.
Use these titles to introduce students to the history and important events of the civil rights movement, including the March on Washington, the Montgomery bus boycott, and more. This list includes fiction, nonfiction, and biographies, and can be used for lesson planning during Black History Month and throughout the year.
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Follow the true story of Ruby Bridges and learn why we still celebrate her courage today.
Renowned educator Christine King Farris, older sister of the late Dr. King, joins with celebrated illustrator Chris Soentpiet to tell the inspirational story of how one boyhood experience inspired a movement.
Follow along with two young girls as they find themselves in the middle of a civil rights demonstration, and find out how the fight for equality changed the country forever.
Both a sports tale and a history lesson about the man who broke the color barrier when he started playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and influenced the desegregation of Major League Baseball.
From Dr. Martin Luther King's sister, the definitive tribute to the man, the march, and the speech that changed a nation.
When her grandfather registers to vote while living in segregated Mississippi, an African-American girl begins to understand why he insists that she attend school.
In January of 1963, Sharon Robinson turned 13 at the start of one of the most pivotal years in the history of America. This memoir follows Sharon, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, as she goes through that incredible year of her life.
An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history.
Coretta Scott King-winner Andrea Davis Pinkney brings her talents to a brand-new Dear America diary about the civil rights movement.
A stunning reflection in prose and pictures of the last months of Dr. King and how in death he remains a constant source of inspiration.
A Step Into History: The Civil Rights Movement helps kids navigate the complicated cause and effect of the Civil Rights Movement in short but fact-packed chapters.
