Freedom Walkers, The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman has been on my radar forever. I’ve checked it out from the library at least three times but this time I was finally able to sit down and read it. And I cried. I love books like this. I don’t know if it’s [...]
Ruby Bridges is an icon of the civil rights movement. And it is in Through My Eyes that we are given a first hand account of what it was like to be a small 6 year old black girl in New Orleans, Louisiana who sets the stage for school integration.
In 1954, the year that Ruby [...]
Genocide in Darfur by Janey Levy is a new book that just came out this month. Written for the 14-17 age level, it’s a great new addition to the library of Darfur reading, especially for children.
Genocide in Darfur is easy to read, has an excellent format and great photos. It’s split into five sections: a [...]
Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival by Jen Marlowe was written after the success of the documentary film of the same name. The documentary was filmed by three activist students who visited the refugee camps in eastern Chad and then snuck across the border into Darfur, Sudan to film evidence and testimony from Darfurians about the [...]
The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur by Brian Steidle and co-written with his sister Gretchen Steidle Wallace was simply heartbreaking.
When Brian Steidle retired from the Marines, he started looking for a job in which he could utilize his military skills. While browsing the classifieds, he came upon an ad [...]
