More books and resources on related social movements and the long. This page lists some of the best civil rights kids books that depict the civil rights movement and era in age appropriate and meaningful ways for children. Tell us your favorite book about the civil rights movement or nonviolent. Her story culminates in the march from selma to montgomery and the signing of the civil rights act of 1965. Sign up for a free 30 day trial to instantly access highquality online books for kids, ebooks, audio books, quizzes, videos, and more. One of the mustread books about the civil rights movement is the story of ruby bridges, about one of the first black children to integrate a new orleans school in 1960. Civil rights books for children these selections are of interest to children learning about the civil rights. This is a long book, better for kids 7 and up, with a lot of information. The extraordinary true story of ruby bridges, the first africanamerican child to. This memoir follows sharon, daughter of baseball legend jackie robinson, as she goes. How rosa parks inspired a nation by andrea davis pinkney and brian pinkney. Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in birmingham, alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves youre never too little.
Kids may have heard of rosa parks, who refused to go to the back of a montgomery bus. Child of the civil rights movement is a first person narrative by the daughter of civil rights leader, andrew young. She describes how her family moved from new york back to the south so they could aid the civil rights movement. But do they know the story of the bus boycott she sparked that lasted for 382 days. The books that bring the civil rights movement to life. In january of 1963, sharon robinson turned at the start of one of the most pivotal years in the history of america. The group worked on the project for 10 years until, in 1989, it presented the united nations convention on the rights of the child. It is my hope that these inspiring stories of people who were not afraid. More books and resources on related social movements and the long history of struggles for civil rights in the u. Civil rights picture books for kids are a great way to start a conversation and teach children about the civil rights movement and its leaders in the. In the past 50 years, thousands of books have been written about the civil rights movement. Ready to teach kids that the civil rights movement was so much bigger than any one leader. Childrens books can be wonderful for introducing important topics that can also feel a little abstract for children, like the concept of civil rights.