Still reading books related to Black History Month

Jacob Lawrence: American Scenes, American Struggles ~ by Nancy Shroyer Howard, 1996, children's literature (grades 2-3), 48 pages, 7/10

Take a closer look at the American scene through the eyes of a talented artist.  Page after page of original artwork fills the mind with portraits, trials, and tribulations of American life from the early 1900s to the present day.  Visualize the struggles of African-Americans — and of the United States as a whole — from the days of slavery to celebrations of today.  Included are different types of activities for exploring paintings to spark creativity and imagination.

Another library book

The Great Migration: An American Story ~ by Jacob Lawrence (author and illustrator), 1995, children's social studies (ages 4-8), 48 pages, 9/10

After World War I, large numbers of African Americans began leaving their homes in the rural South in search of employment, and a better life, in the industrial cities of the North, like Chicago and Pittsburgh.  Jacob Lawrence chronicled their journey of hope in his sixty-panel Migration Series, a flowing narrative sequence of paintings that can now be found divided between the Museum of Modern Art and the Phillips Collection.

In this picture book, Lawrence brings all those landmark paintings together and pairs them with poetic text that further explores the experience of those enduring this mass exodus.  From dealing with poor working conditions and competition for living space to widespread prejudice and racism, this is the story of strength, courage, and hope of the more than six million African Americans who were trying to build better lives for themselves and their families.

This book has an introduction by Lawrence — whose family was part of this great migration — about its personal significance as well as a poem by Newbery Honor author Walter Dean Myers.

Here's what I have posted this week:

1. On Monday, I wrote about Pinocchio, HERE.
2. Tuesday's subject was a couple of books by the same author, HERE.
3. Wednesday's topic was idioms, HERE.
4. On Thursday, I was thinking about the Death Positive Movement, HERE.
5. Friday's subject was a book about time travel, HERE.

Sunday Salon is hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz.