A Collection of Books about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights era.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and February is Black History Month. This is a natural time to focus on learning about our country 's Civil Rights movement. Because the Civil Rights era wasn't part of my mandated curriculum during my time as a teacher, I didn't really have time to delve into the subject. However, I do think it's a very important time in our history and found ways to incorporate it using children's books. At various times I used each of these titles in my classroom. Now as a SAHM I keep many of them on my kids' shelves. They have been good conversation starters and give my kids a window into a period of time that seems ancient. Of course there are many, many other wonderful books I have overlooked. If you have a favorite, please share it in the comments (or on Facebook, or twitter, or pinterest).

Click here to view my book list.