Coretta Scott King Award (African American)
The Coretta Scott King Awards
Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience.
Attention SCF!
The Family Heritage House Museum, located in the SCF Bradenton Library & Learning Center, has the complete collection of all the Coretta Scott King Award winners for text and illustration for the past 50+ years! There are a few places in the world with a complete collection. To find out more, visit the FHH website or call Kathie Marsh, (941) 752-5319.
The following books are available to check out from the SCF Libraries:
2022 Coretta Scott King Medal (Author & Illustrator)
Unspeakable by ISBN: 9781541581203Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community.
2021 Coretta Scott King Award (Author)
Before the Ever After by ISBN: 9780399545436National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies.
2021 Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by ISBN: 9781534452282From a New York Times bestselling author and an acclaimed illustrator comes this vibrant portrait of Aretha Franklin that pays her the R-E-S-P-E-C-T this Queen of Soul deserves.
2020 Coretta Scott King Award (Author):
New Kid by
ISBN: 9780062691194Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.
2020 Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator):
The Undefeated by
ISBN: 9781328780966Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes.