The School Is Not White

 

The School Is Not White! A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement

Illustrated by Curtis James, Hyperion Books, 2005.

Awards

  • IRA Notable Book for a Global Society
  • NAACP Image Award Finalist
  • Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education

“You will not be able to read this story without shedding a few tears. Highly Recommended.” Library Media Connection

"Rappaport writes with an eloquent simplicity echoed in James's determined, monumental figures.” The Horn Book

“Rappaport is careful to use documented facts and dialogue to impart the loneliness, courage and determination of this remarkable, extraordinary family. James's strong, heavily outlined illustrations emphasize the powerful famly dynamics in the face of hatred.” Kirkus Reviews

 

 

The School is Not White, civil rights
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Freedom Ship • Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round • United No More! • The School Is Not White
John's Secret Dreams • The Secret Seder • In The Promised Land • Free At Last!
Victory or Death • We Are the Many • No More! •  Martin's Big Words •  Freedom River 
Dirt on Their Skirts • Escape from Slavery • Boston Coffee Party • Be the Judge/Be the Jury

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