A few books for Black History month...

Goin' Someplace Specialby Patricia McKissack is a wonderful book for elementary age children. Tricia Ann, a young African-American girl, is going alone for the first time to "Someplace Special". On the way she encounters prejudice and symbols of prejudice. She wants to rest on a bench, but on the back of the bench is carved "For Whites Only". She steps into a hotel lobby and is ordered out. Finally she arrives at "Someplace Special", the public library which was integrated in the 1950's in Nashville and was a special place for the author during her childhood.
Nettie's Trip Southis a book which shows slavery from the perspective of a white child during the time of slavery, who visits Richmond and sees a slave auction and other sights which are profoundly disturbing for her.
Follow the Drinking Gourdis a picture book with wonderful illustrations which deals with the Underground Railroad and slaves following the North Star to freedom. The Reading Rainbow episode for this book is a must-see, featuring the singing group "Sweet Honey in the Rock".
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights is a book for older children that tells the story of Marian Anderson and her performance at the Lincoln Memorial, after she was not allowed to perform in the DAR's Constitution Hall. It won a Newbery honor in 2005.