Carter G. Woodson Award Winning Books
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As of 2001 awards and honors are given in the following categories: Elementary (K-6), Middle (5-8), and Secondary (7-12) grade level books.
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) established the Carter G. Woodson Book Awards for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. First presented in 1974, this award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” Here is a printable list of all the award winning books and a collage of all the award winning titles. Learn more at NCSS’s website.
Also check out our list of Top 100+ Recommended African-American Children’s Books, some are also CSK Award winning titles.
5 Award Winning and Honored Books for 2015
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement
Searching For Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl In America
by Tonya Bolden
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
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