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K-Gr 6 A chronicle of the Civil Rights movement presented through lyrical verses and distinguished illustrations. Ransome juxtaposes collaged archival photographs and newspaper clippings with his paintings (he credits Romare Bearden and Robert Rauschenberg as influences). The book opens with an image of two very stark and separate drinking fountains with identifying signs spanning the pages ( -These are the fountains/that stand in the square, /and the black-and-white signs/say who will drink where -). Segregated buses, lunch counters, libr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Two picture books celebrate nonviolent change. Delivering Justice tells of W. W. Law, a Savannah mail carrier who worked all his life for civil rights—registering black voters, organizing boycotts, training protesters. Each handsome double-page spread is headed by a topic ("His Grandma's Prayers," "Levy's Lunch Counter," "Picket Lines"); together these take the reader chronologically through Law's life and place his particular story in the context of the larger struggle. Andrews's...Log In or Sign Up to Read More