Celebrating Black History Month with kids is an opportunity to turn history into a living, breathing adventure. It’s about more than just dates on a timeline; it’s about honoring the incredible achievements and legacies of Black individuals who have shaped the world through their courage, intellect, and art. Bienville Parish Library recently shared the recommendations the Bienville Parish Library Card Catalog has selected from each of the four branches and the Main Library in Arcadia.
Saline
The Civil Rights Movement / by Irma McClaurin, with Virginia Schomp. ( x323.0973) Covers the struggle by African Americans to gain their civil rights, from Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 through the turbulent Sixties.
Castor
Harriet Tubman: Freedom fighter / by Nadia L. Hohn ; pictures by Gustavo Mazali. (xB) Harriet Tubman was a brave woman who was born enslaved in Maryland in the 1800s. After risking everything to escape from her slave master and be free, Harriet went on to lead many people to freedom on a journey known today as the Underground Railroad.
Gibsland
Great African Americans in business / Pat Rediger. (x92) Examines the lives of more than ten African American men and women, including Oprah Winfrey, Don Cornelius, and Naomi Sims, with the obstacles they each overcame.
Ringgold
Great African Americans in Civil Rights / Pat Rediger. (x92) Ralph David Abernathy, Civil Rights Leader* Marian Wright Edelman, Lawyer* Coretta Scott King, Civil Rights Activist* Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Leader* Malcom X, Civil Rights Activist* Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice* Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Activist* PLUS 6 additional 2-page biographies.
Arcadia
Into the Fire examines a variety of issues faced by the African American community in the late 20th century: the rebirth of black nationalism, the rise of a new black conservative movement, the challenge of black feminism, the influence of Caribbean immigration, the growth of rap music, and hip-hop culture. It considers the impact on African American life of diverse figures such as Roy Innis, Toni Morrison, Anita Hill, Jimi Hendrix, Louis Farrakhan, Angela Davis, Spike Lee, Barbara Jordan, Shirley Chisholm, and Jesse Jackson, among others. ‘Into the Fire’ will challenge and inspire readers of all ages and urges young people to use their power to influence the chapters yet to be written in the history of African Americans.