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Unspeakable The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
April 19, 2022 In Caldecott

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Welcome to the third video in our 2022 Caldecott Breakdown series.  Today, we explore UNSPEAKABLE: THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE. If you missed our previous discussions, check them out at the links below.

Today’s analysis centers around Caldecott Honor Book UNSPEAKABLE: THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by the late great Floyd Cooper.

Here’s a brief description:

Unspeakable by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd CooperCelebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation’s history. The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa’s Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community.

News of what happened was largely suppressed, and no official investigation occurred for seventy-five years. This picture book sensitively introduces young readers to this tragedy and concludes with a call for a better future.

In today’s video, Emma shows how the illustrations and text introduce readers to this terrible event in an accessible way.READ MORE

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Picture-Book-Summit-Podcast Carole Boston Weatherford
August 4, 2020 In Podcast

Podcast – Carole Boston Weatherford

Picture-Book-Summit-Podcast Carole Boston Weatherford

In today’s episode, we’ll hear from Carole Boston Weatherford. Carole has won numerous awards for her picture books including the NAACP Image Award, Coretta Scott King Award, Sibert Honor, John Steptoe New Talent award, and SCBWI Golden Kite award. A New York Times best-selling author, Carole is one of the leading poets writing for young people today. She believes that poetry makes music with words. She mines the past for family stories, fading traditions and forgotten struggles. Her 40-plus books include JUNETEENTH JAMBOREE, FREEDOM IN CONGO SQUARE,VOICE OF FREEDOM: FANNIE LOU HAMER, SPIRIT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, MOSES: WHEN HARRIET TUBMAN LED HER PEOPLE TO FREEDOM, and YOU CAN FLY! THE TUSKEGEE AIRMAN.

In this segment from her Picture Book Summit presentation, Carole Boston Weatherford talks about discovering premise. Then she touches on determining a book’s point of view. Premise and point of view are important pieces in your picture book puzzle. Join us for a heartfelt discussion with Carole about crafting her books.

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