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MCCPL: What To Read: Black History Month
If you want to learn more about local history, our Black History and Genealogy Resource Guide is a great place to start. It includes eas ...
Library Staff
February 1, 2022
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In 1925, was established by Harvard-trained historian, Carter G. Woodson, and the organization he founded, Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). It began as Negro History Week. Woodson “believed that truth could not be denied and that reason would prevail over prejudice”, and advocated for raising awareness of the contributions of African Americans to society at large. It was increased to a month from a week, starting in 1976, the nation’s bicentennial. Now, every month, February is dedicated to celebrating and honoring the contributions of Black Americans to American history, and America’s future.
If you want to learn more about local history, our Black History and Genealogy Resource Guide is a great place to start. It includes easy access to Paducah and Western Kentucky historical content and guides on African American genealogy research.
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Our Black Lives Matter Resource Guide, developed in collaboration with Paducah-McCracken County NAACP and Paducah Minority Leaders includes anti-racist, educational materials for all ages.
Check out our event calendar for Black History Month events! You can stop by the library and take a look at our Black history display, where we’ve got picks ready for you to check out.
Click below to find out more about recent and upcoming Adult Titles by Black authors! Place holds or check out digitally by clicking the titles below:
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour
Carolina Built by Kianna Alexander
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha N. Blain
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson
Love is a Revolution by Renée Watson
Nobody’s Magic by Destiny O. Birdsong
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
Things Past Telling by Sheila Williams
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
What The Fireflies Know by Kai Harris
What’s Mine and Yours by Naima Coster
Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce
Yonder by Jabari Asim
Here are YA titles:
Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant
Instructions For Dancing by Nicola Yoon
The Last Mirror on the Left by Lamar Giles
Like Home by Louisa Onomé
Muted by Tami Charles
One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite
The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons
The Right Side of Reckless by Whitney D. Grandison
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart
Here are our picks for Juvenile titles:
Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Harriet Tubman by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
Like Vanessa by Tami Charles
Midnight Without A Moon by Lucinda Williams Jackson
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi
Operation Sisterhood by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Song in a Rainstorm by Glenda Armand
We Are Family by Lebron James
Early books:
C is for County by Lil Nas X
Curls by Ruth Forman
Don’t Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller
I Got the School Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Lullaby: For a Black Mother by Langston Hughes
My Dog Romeo by Ziggy Marley
Nina: A Story of Nina by Traci N. Todd
Saturday by Oge Mora
Watch Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration by Doyin Richards
Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Here are some of our picks for films that focus on Black directors, actors, and stories. Binge Boxes are a new library feature–get a curated box with 6 DVDs all in one go!
Binge Box: Black Experiences Vol. 2
Binge Box: Conversations About Black Experiences
Binge Box: Remember Chadwick Boseman
From books to music, to virtual events, we’ve got you covered on ways to honor and celebrate Black history this year.
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