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Coretta Scott King Award

Corretta Scott King Award
Awarded for	the most distinguished portrayal of African American experience in literature for children
Presented by	Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange (EMIERT) a round table of the American Library Association (ALA)
Country	United States
First awarded	1970
Official Website	http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/index.cfm

The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA). Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., this award recognizes outstanding African American authors and illustrators. The book must be about the African American experience, and be written for a youth audience (high school or below).

History

Lillie Patterson won the first award in 1970 for Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace.^[1] Since 1974, both author and illustrator awards are granted. Starting in 1978 Honor Books have been recognized. Illustrator Honor Books recognitions began in 1981. The Coretta Scott King Award Seal was designed by artist Lev Mills in 1974; bronze for winning books and pewter for honor books.^[1] There has since been a revision of the seal; a bronze and black seal for winners, pewter and black for honors.^[1]

Recipients

Year	Work	Recipient	Title	Citation^[2]
2009	author	Nelson,Kadir Kadir Nelson	We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball	Winner
2009	author	Smith,Hope Anita Hope Anita Smith	Keeping the Night Watch	Honor
2009	author	Thomas,Joyce Carol Joyce Carol Thomas	Blacker the Berry,The The Blacker the Berry (2008 novel)	Honor
2009	author	Weatherford,Carole Boston Carole Boston Weatherford	Becoming Billie Holiday	Honor
2009	illustrator	Cooper,Floyd Floyd Cooper	Blacker the Berry,The The Blacker the Berry (2008 novel)	Winner
2009	illustrator	Nelson,Kadir Kadir Nelson	We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro Baseball League	Honor
2009	illustrator	Pinkney,Jerry Jerry Pinkney	Moon Over Star,The The Moon Over Star	Honor
2009	illustrator	Qualls,Sean Sean Qualls	Before John Was a Jazz Giant	Honor
2008	author	Curtis,Christopher Paul Christopher Paul Curtis	Elijah of Buxton	Winner
2008	author	Draper,Sharon Sharon Draper	November Blues	Honor
2008	author	Smith,Charles R. Charles R. Smith Jr.	Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali	Honor
2008	illustrator	Bryan,Ashley Ashley Bryan	Let it Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals	Winner
2008	illustrator	Devard,Nancy Nancy Devard	Secret Olivia Told Me,The The Secret Olivia Told Me	Honor
2008	illustrator	last,first Leo and Diane Dillon	Jazz On A Saturday Night	Honor
2007	author	Draper,Sharon Sharon Draper	Copper Sun	Winner
2007	author	Grimes,Nikki Nikki Grimes	Road to Paris,The The Road to Paris	Honor
2007	illustrator	Nelson,Kadir Kadir Nelson	Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom	Winner
2007	illustrator	Myers,Christopher Christopher Myers	Jazz	Honor
2007	illustrator	Andrews,Benny Benny Andrews	Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes	Honor
2006	author	Lester,Julius Julius Lester	Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue	Winner
2006	author	Bolden,Tonya Tonya Bolden	Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl	Honor
2006	author	Grimes,Nikki Nikki Grimes	Dark Sons	Honor
2006	author	Nelson,Marilyn Marilyn Nelson	Wreath for Emmett Till,A A Wreath for Emmett Till	Honor
2006	illustrator	Collier,Bryan Bryan Collier	Rosa	Winner
2006	illustrator	Christie,R Gregory R. Gregory Christie	Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan	Honor
2005	author	Morrison,Toni Toni Morrison	Remember: The Journey to School Integration	Winner
2005	author	Moses,Shelia P. Shelia P. Moses	Legend of Buddy Bush,The The Legend of Buddy Bush	Honor
2005	author	Flake,Sharon C. Sharon G. Flake	Who Am I without Him?: Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives	Honor
2005	author	Nelson,Marilyn Marilyn Nelson	Fortune’s Bones: The Manumission Requiem	Honor
2005	illustrator	Nelson,Kadir Kadir Nelson	Ellington Was Not a Street	Winner
2005	illustrator	last,first Jerry Pinkney	God Bless the Child	Honor
2005	illustrator	Dillon,Leo and Diane Leo and Diane Dillon	The People Could Fly: The Picture Book	Honor
2004	author	Johnson,Angela Angela Johnson	First Part Last,The The First Part Last	Winner
2004	author	McKissack,Patricia and Fredrick Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack	Days of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States	Honor
2004	author	Draper, Sharon Sharon Draper	Battle of Jericho,The The Battle of Jericho	Honor
2004	illustrator	Bryan,Ashley Ashley Bryan	Beautiful Blackbird	Winner
2004	illustrator	Bootman,Colin Colin Bootman	Almost to Freedom	Honor
2004	illustrator	Nelson,Kadir Kadir Nelson	Thunder Rose	Honor
2003	illustrator	Dillon,Leo and Diane Leo and Diane Dillon	Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles	Honor
2003	author	Grimes,Nikki Nikki Grimes	Bronx Masquerade	Winner
2003	author	Woods,Brenda Brenda Woods	Red Rose Box,The The Red Rose Box	Honor
2003	author	Grimes,Nikki Nikki Grimes	Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman	Honor
2003	illustrator	Lewis,E B E. B. Lewis	Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman	Winner
2003	illustrator	Collier,Bryan Bryan Collier	Visiting Langston	Honor
2002	author	Taylor,Mildred Mildred Taylor	Land,The The Land	Winner
2002	author	Flake,Sharon Sharon G. Flake	Money-Hungry	Honor
2002	author	Nelson,Marilyn Marilyn Nelson	Carver: A Life in Poems	Honor
2002	illustrator	Pinkney,Jerry Jerry Pinkney	Goin' Someplace Special	Winner
2002	illustrator	Collier,Bryan Bryan Collier	Martin's Big Words	Honor
2001	author	Woodson,Jacqueline Jacqueline Woodson	Miracle's Boys	Winner
2001	author	Pinkney,Andrea Davis Andrea Davis Pinkney	Let It Shine! Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters	Honor
2001	illustrator	Collier,Bryan Bryan Collier	Uptown	Winner
2001	illustrator	Collier,Bryan Bryan Collier	Freedom River	Honor
2001	illustrator	Christie,R Gregory R. Gregory Christie	Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth	Honor
2001	illustrator	Lewis,E B E. B. Lewis	Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys	Honor
2000	author	Curtis,Christopher Paul Christopher Paul Curtis	Bud, Not Buddy	Winner
2000	author	English,Karen Karen English	Francie	Honor
2000	author	McKissack,Patricia and Frederick Patrica C. and Fredrick L. McKissack	Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers	Honor
2000	author	Myers,Walter Dean Walter Dean Myers	Monster (1999 novel)\|Monster	Honor
2000	illustrator	Pinkney,Brian Brian Pinkney	In the Time of the Drums	Winner
2000	illustrator	Lewis,E B E. B. Lewis	My Rows and Piles of Coins	Honor
2000	illustrator	Myers,Christopher Christopher Myers	Black Cat]]	Honor
1999	author	Johnson,Angela Angela Johnson	Heaven	Winner
1999	author	Grimes,Nikki Nikki Grimes	Jazmin’s Notebook	Honor
1999	author	Hansen,Joyce and McGowan,Gary Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan	Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York’s African Burial Ground	Honor
1999	author	Johnson,Angela Angela Johnson	Other Side: Shorter Poems,The The Other Side: Shorter Poems	Honor
1999	illustrator	Wood,Michele Michele Wood	i see the rhythm	Winner
1999	illustrator	Cooper,Floyd Floyd Cooper	I Have Heard of a Land	Honor
1999	illustrator	Lewis,E B E. B. Lewis	Bat Boy and His Violin,The The Bat Boy and His Violin	Honor
1999	illustrator	Pinkey,Brian Brian Pinkney	Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra	Honor
1998	author	Draper,Sharon Sharon Draper	Forged By Fire	Winner
1998	author	Haskins,James James Haskins	Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement	Honor
1998	author	Hansen,Joyce Joyce Hansen	I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl	Honor
1998	illustrator	Steptoe,Javaka Javaka Steptoe	In Daddy's Arms I am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers	Winner
1998	illustrator	Bryan,Ashley Ashley Bryan	Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry	Honor
1998	illustrator	Myers,Christopher Christopher Myers	Harlem	Honor
1998	illustrator	Diakite,Baba Wague Baba Wagué Diakité	Hunterman and the Crocodile,The The Hunterman and the Crocodile	Honor
1997	author	Myers,Walter Dean Walter Dean Myers	Slam	Winner
1997	author	McKissack,Patricia and Fredrick Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack	Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts	Honor
1997	illustrator	Pinkey,Jerrry Jerry Pinkney	Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman	Winner
1997	illustrator	Christie,Gregorie Gregorie Christie	The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children	Honor
1997	illustrator	Ruffins,Reynold Reynold Ruffins	Running the Road to ABC	Honor
1997	illustrator	James,Synthia Saint Synthia Saint James	Neeny Coming, Neeny Going	Honor
1996	author	Hamilton,Virginia Virginia Hamilton	Her Stories: African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales	Winner
1996	author	Curtis,Christopher Paul Christopher Paul Curtis	Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963,The The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963	Honor
1996	author	Williams-Garcia,Rita Rita Williams-Garcia	Like Sisters on the Homefront	Honor
1996	author	Woodson,Jacqueline Jacqueline Woodson	From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun	Honor
1996	illustrator	Feelings,Tom Tom Feelings	Middle Passage,The The Middle Passage	Winner
1996	illustrator	Dillon,Leo and Diane Leo and Diane Dillon	Her Stories	Honor
1996	illustrator	Pinkney,Brian Brian Pinkney	The Faithful Friend	Honor
1995	author	McKissack,Patricia and Fred Patricia C. and Fred L. McKissack	Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters	Winner
1995	author	Hansen,Joyce Joyce Hansen	Captive,The The Captive (book)	Honor
1995	author	Woodson,Jacqueline Jacqueline Woodson	I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This	Honor
1995	author	McKissack,Patricia and Fredrick Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack	Black Diamond: Story of the Negro Baseball League	Honor
1995	illustrator	Ransome,James James Ransome	Creation,The The Creation	Winner
1995	illustrator	Shaffer,Teresa Teresa Shaffer	The Singing Man	Honor
1995	illustrator	Cooper,Floyd Floyd Cooper	Meet Danitra Brown	Honor
1994	author	Johnson,Angela Angela Johnson	Toning the Sweep	Winner
1994	author	Thomas,Joyce Carol Joyce Carol Thomas	Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea	Honor
1994	author	Myers,Walter Dean Walter Dean Myers	Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary	Honor
1994	illustrator	Feelings,Tom Tom Feelings	Soul Looks Back in Wonder	Winner
1994	illustrator	Cooper,Floyd Floyd Cooper	Brown Honey in Broom Wheat Tea	Honor
1994	illustrator	Ransome,James James Ransome	Uncle Jed's Barbershop	Honor
1993	author	McKissack,Patricia Patricia C. McKissack	Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural	Winner
1993	author	McKissack,Patricia and Fedrick Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack	Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman?	Honor
1993	author	Myers,Walter Dean Walter Dean Myers	Somewhere in the Darkness	Honor
1993	author	Walter,Mildred Pitts Mildred Pitts Walter	Mississippi Challenge	Honor
1993	illustrator	Wilson,Kathleen Atkins Kathleen Atkins Wilson	The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth	Winner
1993	illustrator	Clay,Wil Wil Clay	Little Eight John	Honor
1993	illustrator	Pinkney,Brian Brian Pinkney	Sukey and the Mermaid	Honor
1993	illustrator	Byard,Carole Carole Byard	Working Cotton	Honor
1992	author	Myers,Walter Dean Walter Dean Myers	Now is Your Time: the African American Struggle for Freedom	Winner
1992	author	Greenfield,Eloise Eloise Greenfield	Night on Neighborhood Street	Honor
1992	illustrator	Ringgold,Faith Faith Ringgold	Tar Beach	Winner
1992	illustrator	Bryan,Ashley Ashley Bryan	All Night, All Day: A Child's First Book of African American Spirituals	Honor
1992	illustrator	Gilchrist,Jan Spivey Jan Spivey Gilchrist	Night on Neighborhood Street	Honor
1991	author	Taylor,Mildred Mildred Taylor	Road to Memphis,The The Road to Memphis (book)	Winner
1991	author	Haskins,James James Haskins	Black Dance in America	Honor
1991	author	Johnson,Angela Angela Johnson	When I Am Old with You	Honor
1991	illustrator	Dillon,Leo and Diane Leo and Diane Dillon	Aida	Winner
1990	author	McKissack,Patricia and Fred Patricia C. and Fred L. McKissack	A Long Hard Journey: the Story of the Pullman Porter	Winner
1990	author	Greenfield,Eloise Eloise Greenfield	Nathaniel Talking	Honor
1990	author	Hamilton,Virginia Virginia Hamilton	Bells of Christmas,The The Bells of Christmas	Honor
1990	author	Patterson,Lillie Lillie Patterson	Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Freedom Movement	Honor
1990	illustrator	Gilchrist,Jan Spivey Jan Spivey Gilchrist	Nathaniel Talking	Winner
1990	illustrator	Pinkney,Jerry Jerry Pinkney	The Talking Eggs	Honor
1989	author	Myers,Walter Dean Walter Dean Myers	Fallen Angels	Winner
1989	author	Berry,James James Berry	A Thief in the Village and Other Stories	Honor
1989	author	Hamilton,Virginia Virginia Hamilton	Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave	Honor
1989	illustrator	Pinkney,Jerry Jerry Pinkney	Mirandy and Brother Wind	Winner
1989	illustrator	Ferguson,Amos Amos Ferguson	Under the Sunday Tree	Honor
1989	illustrator	Cummings,Pat Pat Cummings	Storm in the Night	Honor
1988	author	Talyor,Mildred Mildred Taylor	Friendship,The The Friendship	Winner
1988	author	Veaux,Alexis De Alexis De Veaux	Enchanted Hair Tale,A An Enchanted Hair Tale	Honor
1988	author	Lester,Julius Julius Lester	The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit	Honor
1988	illustrator	Steptoe,John John Steptoe	Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale	Winner
1988	illustrator	Bryan,Ashley Ashley Bryan	What a Morning! The Christmas Story in Black Spirituals	Honor
1988	illustrator	last,first JoeSam	The Invisible Hunters: A Legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua	Honor
1987	author	Walter,Mildred Pitts Mildred Pitts Walter	Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World	Winner
1987	author	Bryan,Ashley Ashley Bryan	Lion and the Ostrich Chicks and Other African Folk Tales	Honor
1987	author	Hansen,Joyce Joyce Hansen	Which Way Freedom	Honor
1987	illustrator	Pinkney,Jerry Jerry Pinkney	Half a Moon and One Whole Star	Winner
1987	illustrator	Bryan,Ashley Ashley Bryan	Lion and the Ostrich Chicks and Other African Folk Tales	Honor
1987	illustrator	Cummings,Pat Pat Cummings	C.L.O.U.D.S.	Honor
1986	author	Hamilton,Virginia Virginia Hamilton	The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales	Winner
1986	author	Hamilton,Virginia Virginia Hamilton	Junius Over Far	Honor
1986	author	Walter,Mildred Pitts Mildred Pitts Walter	Trouble’s Child	Honor
1986	illustrator	Pinkney,Jerry Jerry Pinkney	Patchwork Quilt,The The Patchwork Quilt	Winner
1986	illustrator	Dillon,Leo and Diane Leo and Diane Dillon	The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales	Honor
1985	author	Myers,Walter Dean Walter Dean Myers	Motown and Didi: a love story	Winner
1985	author	Boyd,Candy Dawdon Candy Dawson Boyd	Circle of Gold	Honor
1985	author	Hamilton,Virginia Virginia Hamilton	Little Love,A A Little Love	Honor
1985	illustrator			None
1984	author	Clifton,Lucille Lucille Clifton	Everett Anderson’s Good-bye	Winner
1984	author	Hamilton,Virginia Virginia Hamilton	The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl	Honor
1984	author	Haskins,James James Haskins	Lena Horne	Honor
1984	author	Thomas,Joyce Carol Joyce Carol Thomas	Bright Shadow	Honor
1984	author	Walter,Mildred Pitts Mildred Pitts Walter	Because We Are	Honor
1984	author	King,Coretta Scott Coretta Scott King (editor)	The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr	Special
1984	illustrator	Cummings,Pat Pat Cummings	My Mama Needs Me	Winner
1983	author	Hamilton,Virginia Virginia Hamilton	Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush	Winner
1983	author	Lester,Julius Julius Lester	This Strange New Feeling	Honor
1983	illustrator	Magubane,Peter Peter Magubane	Black Child	Winner
1983	illustrator	Steptoe,John John Steptoe	All the Colors of the Race	Honor
1983	illustrator	Bryan,Ashley Ashley Bryan	I'm Going to Sing: Black American Spirituals	Honor
1983	illustrator	Cummings,Pat Pat Cummings	Just Us Women	Honor
1982	author	Taylor,Mildred Mildred Taylor	Let the Circle Be Unbroken	Winner
1982	author	Childress,Alice Alice Childress	Rainbow Jordan	Honor
1982	author	Hunter,Kristin Kristin Hunter	Lou In the Limelight	Honor
1982	author	Mebane,Mary E. Mary E. Mebane	Mary: An Autobiography	Honor
1982	illustrator	Steptoe,John John Steptoe	Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale from Sengal	Winner
1982	illustrator	last,first Tom Feelings	Daydreamers	Honor
1981	author	Poitier,Sidney Sidney Poitier	This Life	Winner
1981	author	Veaux,Alexis De Alexis De Veaux	Don’t Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday	Honor
1981	illustrator	Bryan,Ashley Ashley Bryan	Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum	Winner
1981	illustrator	Byard,Carole Carole Byard	Grandmama's Joy	Honor
1981	illustrator	Pinkney,Jerry Jerry Pinkney	Count on Your Fingers African Style]]'	Honor
1980	author	Myers,Walter Dean Walter Dean Myers	Young Landlords,The The Young Landlords	Winner
1980	author	Gordy,Berry Berry Gordy	Movin’ Up	Honor
1980	author	Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little	Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir	Honor
1980	author	Haskins,James James Haskins	Andrew Young: Young Man with a Mission	Honor
1980	author	Haskins,James James Haskins	James Van Der Zee: The Picture Takin’ Man	Honor
1980	author	Southerland,Ellease Ellease Southerland	Let the Lion Eat Straw	Honor
1980	illustrator	Byard,Carole Carole Byard	Cornrows	Winner
1979	author	Davis,Ossie Ossie Davis	Escape to Freedom	Winner
1979	author	Patterson,Lillie Lillie Patterson	Benjamin Banneker	Honor
1979	author	Peterson,Jeanne W. Jeanne W. Peterson	I Have a Sister, My Sister is Deaf	Honor
1979	author	Hamilton,Virginia Virginia Hamilton	Justice and Her Brothers	Honor
1979	author	Fenner,Carol Carol Fenner	Skates of Uncle Richard	Honor
1979	illustrator	Feelings,Tom Tom Feelings	Something on My Mind	Winner
1978	author	Greenfield,Eloise Eloise Greenfield	Africa Dream	Winner
1978	author	Faulkner,William J. William J. Faulkner	The Days When the Animals Talked: Black Folk Tales and How They Came to Be	Honor
1978	author	Glass,Francina Francina Glass	Marvin and Tige	Honor
1978	author	Greenfield,Eloise Eloise Greenfield	Mary McCleod Bethune	Honor
1978	author	Haskins,James James Haskins	Barbara Jordan	Honor
1978	author	Patterson,Lillie Lillie Patterson	Coretta Scott King	Honor
1978	author	Stewart,Ruth Ann Ruth Ann Stewart	Portia: The Life of Portia Washington Pittman, the Daughter of Booker T. Washington	Honor
1978	illustrator	Bayard,Carole Carole Bayard	Africa Dream	Winner
1977	author	Haskins,James James Haskins	Story of Stevie Wonder,The The Story of Stevie Wonder	Winner
1977	author	Clifton,Lucille Lucille Clifton	Everett Anderson's Friend	Honor
1977	author	Taylor,Mildred D. Mildred D. Taylor	Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry	Honor
1977	author	Clarence N. Blake and Donald F. Martin	Quick Book on Black America	Honor
1977	illustrator			None
1976	author	Bailey,Pearl Pearl Bailey	Duey's Tale	Winner
1976	author	Graham,Shirley Shirley Graham	Julius K. Nyere: Teacher of Africa	Honor
1976	author	Greenfield,Eloise Eloise Greenfield	Paul Robeson	Honor
1976	author	Myers,Walter Dean Walter Dean Myers	Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff	Honor
1976	author	Taylor,Mildred Mildred Taylor	Song of the Trees	Honor
1976	illustrator			None
1975	author	Robinson,Dorothy Dorothy Robinson	Legend of Africania,The The Legend of Africania	Winner
1975	illustrator			None
1974	author	Mathis,Sharon Bell Sharon Bell Mathis	Ray Charles	Winner
1974	author	Childress,Alice Alice Childress	A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich	Honor
1974	author	Clifton,Lucile Lucile Clifton	Do You Remember?	Honor
1974	author	Crane,Louise Louise Crane	Ms. Africa: Profiles of Modern African Women	Honor
1974	author	Hunter,Kristin Kristin Hunter	Guest in the Promise Land	Honor
1974	author	Nagenda,John John Nagenda	Mukasa	Honor
1974	illustrator	Ford,George George Ford	Ray Charles (book)	Winner
1973	author	Duckett,Alfred Alfred Duckett	I Never Had It Made: the Autobiography of Jackie Robinson, as told to Alfred Duckett	Winner
1972	author	Fax,Eton C. Eton C. Fax	17 Black Artists	Winner
1971	author	Rollins,Charlemae Charlemae Rollins	Black Troubador: Langston Hughes	Winner
1971	author	Angelou,Maya Maya Angelou	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings	Honor
1971	author	Chisholm,Shirley Shirley Chisholm	Unbought and Unbossed	Honor
1971	author	Evans,Mari Mari Evans	I Am a Black Woman	Honor
1971	author	Graham,Lorenz Lorenz Graham	Every Man Heart Lay Down	Honor
1971	author	Jordan,June and Terri Bush June Jordan and Terri Bush	The Voice of the Children	Honor
1971	author	Groom,Gladys and Barney Grossman Gladys Groom and Barney Grossman	Black Means	Honor
1971	author	Peters,Margaret W. Margaret W. Peters	Ebony Book of Black Achievement	Honor
1971	author	Udry,Janice May Janice May Udry	Mary Jo's Grandmother	Honor
1970	author	Patterson,Lillie Lillie Patterson	Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace	Winner

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "About the Coretta Scott King Award". American Library Association. 2009. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/corettascottkingbookawards/abouttheawarda/cskabout.cfm. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
^ "Coretta Scott King Book Award Recipients: Current and Past". American Library Association. 2009. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients.cfm. Retrieved 2009-04-08.

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