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.

6 Award Winning and Honored Books for 1995


Secondary Level Winner
Till Victory Is Won: Black Soldiers in the Civil War (Young Reader’s Hist- Civil War)

Till Victory Is Won: Black Soldiers in the Civil War (Young Reader’s Hist- Civil War)

by Zak Mettger

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Imprint: Dutton Juvenile
Literature
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525674122
Outstanding Merit
Battlefields and Burial Grounds: The Indian Struggle to Protect Ancestral Graves in the United States

Battlefields and Burial Grounds: The Indian Struggle to Protect Ancestral Graves in the United States

by Roger Echo-Hawk and Walter R. Echo-Hawk

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Imprint: Lerner Publishing Group
Literature
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780822526636
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Master of Mahogany: Tom Day, Free Black Cabinetmaker (African-American Artists and Artisans)

Master of Mahogany: Tom Day, Free Black Cabinetmaker (African-American Artists and Artisans)

by Mary E. Lyons

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Outstanding Merit
Dear Benjamin Banneker

Dear Benjamin Banneker

by Andrea Davis Pinkney

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Outstanding Merit
Harriet

Harriet

by Norma Johnston

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Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Literature
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9780027477146
Elementary Award
What I Had Was Singing: The Story of Marian Anderson (Trailblazer Biographies)

What I Had Was Singing: The Story of Marian Anderson (Trailblazer Biographies)

by Jeri Ferris

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