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The Coretta Scott King Award - 1969 to 2021

The fifth in a series of lists focusing on the winners of the many children's book awards of the American Library Association (ALA) and its many affiliates throughout the course of the first hundred years of the Newbery Medal. This time, it's the Coretta Scott King Award, which is awarded for "the most distinguished portrayal of African American experience in literature for children or teens". For those books on this list that won for the writing, only the authors of those works are credited. As for the ones on this list that won for the illustrations, only the illustrators are credited. If it won for both the writing and the illustrations, both the author (s) and the illustrator (s) will be credited.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace (Lillie Patterson)
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace
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Lillie Patterson
Black Troubadour: Langston Hughes (Charlemae Rollins)
Black Troubadour: Langston Hughes
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Charlemae Rollins
17 Black Artists (Elton Fax)
17 Black Artists
3
Elton Fax
I Never Had It Made (Jackie Robinson as Told to Alfred Duckett)
I Never Had It Made
4
Jackie Robinson as Told to Alfred Duckett
Ray Charles (Sharon Bell Mathis/George Ford)
Ray Charles
5
Sharon Bell Mathis/George Ford
The Legend of Africana (Dorothy Robinson)
The Legend of Africana
6
Dorothy Robinson
Duey's Tale (Pearl Bailey)
Duey's Tale
7
Pearl Bailey
The Story of Stevie Wonder (James Haskins)
The Story of Stevie Wonder
8
James Haskins
Africa Dream (Eloise Greenfield/Carole Byard)
Africa Dream
9
Eloise Greenfield/Carole Byard
Escape to Freedom: A Play About Young Frederick Douglass (Ossie Davis)
Escape to Freedom: A Play About Young Frederick Douglass
10
Ossie Davis
Something on My Mind (Tom Feelings)
Something on My Mind
11
Tom Feelings
The Young Landlords (Walter Dean Myers)
The Young Landlords
12
Walter Dean Myers
Cornrows (Carole Byard)
Cornrows
13
Carole Byard
This Life (Sidney Poitier)
This Life
14
Sidney Poitier
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum (Ashley Bryan)
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum
15
Ashley Bryan
Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Mildred Taylor)
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
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Mildred Taylor
Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale From Senegal (John Steptoe)
Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale From Senegal
17
John Steptoe
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush (Virginia Hamilton)
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
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Virginia Hamilton
Black Child (Peter Magubane)
Black Child
19
Peter Magubane
Everett Anderson's Goodbye (Lucille Clifton)
Everett Anderson's Goodbye
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Lucille Clifton
The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Coretta Scott King (Editor))
The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Coretta Scott King (Editor)
My Mama Needs Me (Pat Cummings)
My Mama Needs Me
22
Pat Cummings
Motown and Didi (Walter Dean Myers)
Motown and Didi
23
Walter Dean Myers
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales (Virginia Hamilton)
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
24
Virginia Hamilton
The Patchwork Quilt (Jerry Pinkney)
The Patchwork Quilt
25
Jerry Pinkney
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World (Mildred Pitts Walter)
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
26
Mildred Pitts Walter
Half a Moon and One Whole Star (Jerry Pinkney)
Half a Moon and One Whole Star
27
Jerry Pinkney
The Friendship (Mildred Taylor)
The Friendship
28
Mildred Taylor
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (John Steptoe)
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
29
John Steptoe
Fallen Angels (Walter Dean Myers)
Fallen Angels
30
Walter Dean Myers
Mirandy and Brother Wind (Jerry Pinkney)
Mirandy and Brother Wind
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Jerry Pinkney
A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter (Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack)
A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter
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Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack
Nathaniel Talking (Jan Spivey Gilchrist)
Nathaniel Talking
33
Jan Spivey Gilchrist
The Road to Memphis (Mildred Taylor)
The Road to Memphis
34
Mildred Taylor
Aida (Leo and Diane Dillon)
Aida
35
Leo and Diane Dillon
Now Is Your Time! the African-American Struggle for Freedom (Walter Dean Myers)
Now Is Your Time! the African-American Struggle for Freedom
36
Walter Dean Myers
Tar Beach (Faith Ringgold)
Tar Beach
37
Faith Ringgold
The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural (Patricia C. McKissack)
The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
38
Patricia C. McKissack
The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth (Kathleen Atkins Wilson)
The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth
39
Kathleen Atkins Wilson
Toning the Sweep (Angela Johnson)
Toning the Sweep
40
Angela Johnson
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