2020 Black Lives Matter Marches

April 1, 2021

Gr 2-5-A chronological approach is used to describe the issues leading to major protests in the United States. Each book reaches back to the origins of the movement, the people who have influenced the cause, and the conclusion and/or future of the movement. While a few statistics and facts are provided, these short books serve more as an introduction to the protests than as resources for thorough research. Vibrant colors and photos fill the pages and a table of contents, glossary, time line, further resources, and index make these books user-friendly. VERDICT Young activists will find motivation and young researches will launch their projects with this great series.

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April 1, 2021
Grades 2-5 This volume, the first of six in the Protest! March for Change series, places readers into one of the many Black Lives Matter (BLM) crowds that took to the streets in summer 2020, following the murder of George Floyd. Markovics sets the scene with examples of chants and protest signs, her text set upon immersive, full-bleed photography of protesters marching. The book focuses on the concept of structural racism, briefly referencing Jim Crow, segregation, and the civil rights movement before continuing to the series of higher-profile murders that fueled the BLM movement--those of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor, and many others here unnamed--then returning to George Floyd in more detail. A surface-level but poignant introduction to BLM, with striking photography and design, though the choice to capitalize "white" may concern some.

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