Remember: The Journey to School Integration (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregated schools unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. This pivotal decision ushered in an emotional and trying period in our nation's history, the effects of which still linger. Recalling this tumultuous time, Toni Morrison has collected a treasure chest of archival photographs that depict the historical events surrounding school integration. These unforgettable images serve as the inspiration for Professor Morrison’s text—a fictional account of the dialogue and emotions of the children who lived during the era of separate-but-equal schooling. "Remember" offers a unique pictorial and narrative journey that introduces children to a watershed period in American history and its relevance today.

Toni Morrison has collected a treasure chest of archival photographs that depict the historical events surrounding school desegregation. These unforgettable images serve as the inspiration for Ms. Morrison’s text—a fictional account of the dialogue and emotions of the children who lived during the era of “separate but equal” schooling. Remember is a unique pictorial and narrative journey that introduces children to a watershed period in American history and its relevance to us today.
Remember will be published on the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision ending legal school segregation, handed down on May 17, 1954.

The Washington Post

Morrison uses fictional dialogue to imagine the thoughts and emotions of the subjects in the photos, often with poignant results. The images are familiar, but the feelings Morrison taps into are fresh.—Nia Malika-Henderson

http://www.archive.org/details/rememberjourneyt00morr