Librarians have a responsibility when presenting materials. Please be mindful. "Do you want to be the teacher that introduced a racist author to a child, and be held with those memories? ...The nostalgia most people feel for both Curious George and Dr. Seuss are rooted in their own memories, and I love CG, but I won’t be perpetuating racism because impact > intention. We can’t really know what the authors intended, but 'when you know better, you do better.' Maya Angelou" (Neha Thakkar, Storytime Underground, 06/2020)
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day.
Oh, deep in my heart,
I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.
We’ll walk hand-in-hand
(repeat)
We shall live in peace.
(repeat)
Black and white together.
(repeat)…now!
--Spring 1960—unofficial theme song of the Civil Rights movement
Black is brown is tan
Is girl is boy
Is nose is face
Is all the colors of the race
Is dark is light
Singing songs in
Singing night
Kiss big woman
Hug big man
Black is brown is tan.
--Arnold Adoff
BLACK IS BROWN IS TAN
Songs:
Follow the Drinking Gourd
If I Had a Hammer
I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing
This Little Light of Mine
We Shall Overcome
Extras: bookmarks (Black History)
Books:
Follow the Drinking Gourd, Jeanette Winter, c.1988
Henry's Freedom Box, Ellen Levine, c.2007
Knoxville, Tennessee, Nikki Giovanni, c.1994
More offerings-BLACK IS BROWN IS TAN
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