Fifty years ago Selma, Alabama, became the focus of a campaign to register African American voters. Dr. Martin Luther King, joined forces with the student organization, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which had been working on voter registration in … Continue reading →

Walter Dean Myers Writer Walter Dean Myers died last month at the age of 76 on July 1. He wrote books for children of all ages, including picture books and non-fiction, but was especially known for his Young Adult literature. … Continue reading →

Freedom Summer, also known as The Mississippi Summer Project, was launched fifty years ago this month. In June, 1964 over one thousand out of state volunteer college students, mostly white, joined thousands of black Mississippians in a campaign to register … Continue reading →

Colin Sprung displays his school project, an impressive 3-D book report on Fearless Freedom. Colin drew a picture of Bernice Givens at a civil rights protest holding a picket sign. He listed some of his favorite characters in the book … Continue reading →

I had a terrific time on Thursday night, reading and discussing my book, Fearless Freedom, at The Studio @ 620. After a wonderful introduction by founder and Artistic Director, Bob Devin Jones, I took to the podium. I had a … Continue reading →