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Coretta Scott King Award: The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by the American Library Association. Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream." The Award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and honors his widow, Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination in continuing the work for peace and world brotherhood.

2006 Coretta Scott King - Illustrator
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni: Provides the story of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama set in motion all the events of the Civil Rights Movement, resulting in the end of the segregated South.