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e0RETT1\ seeTT KING Honoring a Black author and a Black illustrator for outstanding con­ tributions which promote better understanding and appreciation of the culture and contribution of all peoples to the realization of the American 800K Dream. The Award is designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood. 1\W1\RD VRESENT1\Tl0N

Reunion Ballroom E-F-G-H Hyatt Regency Hotel Tuesday, June 26, 1984 Coretta Scott King Task Force 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. Social Responsibilities Round Table American Library Association 103rd Annual Conference Dallas, Texas

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FOUNDERS and EARLY SUPPORTERS Glyndon Flynt Greer* Augusta Baker Joyce White Mills Harriet B. Brown Minnie H. Clayton Effie Lee Morris John F. Carroll Ruth D. Hayford Basil 0. Phillips Beatrice James Ellyn A. Hill Charlemae H. Rollins* Roger H. McDonough Jean B. Hutson Barbara T. Rollock Mabel R. McK.issick Virginia Lacy Jones Susie Flynt Shurney Ella Gaines Yates E.J. Josey NancyJ. Woodson •Deceased

3 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

50 EAST HURON STREET · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611 · (312} 944-6780

RESPOND TO: Bureau of Specialist Library Service The State Library Cultural Education Center April 10, 1984 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12230

Dear Ms . Morris:

As the President- Elect of the American Library Association, I am delighted to have this opportunity to congratulate you and the members of the Coretta Scott King Award Task Force. This is truly an historic occasion. While we celebrate the Coretta Scott King Award and what it means to libraries, books and young people, we must not forget that the year 1984 is also the ,30th anniversary of the historic Brown vs. Board of Education Decision which eradicated legally segregated schools in our country. It was this historic decision coupled with Rose Parks bravery, which led our brothers and sisters, under the leadership of the Rev . Martin Luther King Jr., to declare war on segregation and discrimination by throwing off the shackles of bondage.

Fifteen years ago, Mrs . Glyndon Greer and several of her colleagues declared war on discrimination against black authors and illustrators. Because of racist practices reflected in the lack of promotion of books for young people with themes related to the Black Experience and the lack of recognition given to black authors and illustrators, the Coretta Scott King Award Committee was established. In 1984, the Coretta Scott King Award is now one of the prestigious awards of the American Library Association.

All of us are very proud of your herculean efforts and the prodigeous work of the SRRT Coretta Scott King Award Task Force. We are equally proud of the authors, the illustrators, and the books that have been honored with this coveted award, not only because of their intrinsic literary worth, but also because they pay homage to one of America 1 s great women, Mrs . Coretta Scott King, who has dedicated her life to perpetuating the ideals of non­ violence and brotherhood that her noble and great husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., taught.

With all best wishes for continued success.

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4 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

5 0 EAST H U R O N STREET · C HIC A GO, ILLIN O IS 60611 • ( 31 2) 9 44-6780

April 4, 1984

Effie Lee Morris Chair Coretta Scott King Award Task Force/ Social Responsibilities Round Table Dear Effie Lee: As you know, one of the most distinguished traditions in American librarianship is that of encouraging the creation and use of outstanding works written for children and young adults. Several awards have been sponsored by the American Library Association over the years, recognizing the achievements of authors, illustrators, and publishers who are responsible for outstanding works aimed at this audience. The most notable of these awards have been the John Newbery Medal, the Randolph Caldecott Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. In continuation of this great tradition, the Coretta Scott King Award has quickly taken its place among these distinguished awards for children's and young adult books. The Coretta Scott King Award, recognizing works that explain and illustrate the black experience for children and young adults, is one which the American Library Association takes special pride in awarding, as it represents the Association's very broad conmitment to the stimulation of outstanding works aimed at minority groups. Through its generous support of the Coretta Scott King Award, the Johnson Publishing Company continues another aspect of the tradition, for publishers and editors have joined librarians and teachers over the years in recognizing distinguished books. We corrmend the Task Force and the Social Responsibilities Round Table for their work in keeping these important traditions alive and meaningful. Sincerely, u ~~ Robert Wedg rth Executive Director

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Lucille Clifton Pat Cummings Winner of Author Award Winner of Illustrator Award

Coretta Scott King Special Citation

Honorable Mention-Authors

Virginia Hamilton James Haskins Mildred Pitts Walter Joyce Carol Thomas Remarks made on the occasion of the tenth anniversary celebration, Dallas, Texas, 'Tuesday, June 26, 1979. It is a pleasure to welcome you to this our 10th Coretta Scott King Award Anniversary. On behalf of the members of the Award Committee, the members of the Advisory Board, our Sponsors, and our many other friends and supporters who have been with us over the years, and for those who have just recent­ ly joined us, I say thank you. Thank you for your past support and thank you for your future participa­ tion. May the fellowship and friendship we share on this 10th anniversary be the beacon that will guide the Coretta Scott King Award for the years to come, and may we each pledge on this anniversary to continue to work to achieve the goals and objectives of the award. To those who are with us today in body and spirit I extend to you my very best wishes and eternal gratitude for your support. Together we will continue to grow. Respectfully, Glyndon Flynt Greer, Coordinator SRRT-CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD-TASK FORCE

7 PROGRAM

WELCOME ...... Effie Lee Morris, Chair SRRT Coretta Scott King Award Task Force San Francisco, CA "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ...... Samantha Taylor, Soloist Student, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas Kim Sample, Accompanist Student, Eastfield Community College, Dallas, Texas

BREAKFAST GREETINGS ...... Robert Wedgeworth Executive Director, American Library Association Presenters of Awards Barbara T. Rollock, Coordinator, Children's Services, New York Public Library, NY, Chair Ethel N. Ambrose, Coordinator, Children's Services, Central Arkansas Library System, Little Rock, AR, Member, Book Awards Committee

WINNERS Author Lucille Clifton. Everett Anderson's Goodbye (Holt, Rinehart and Winston) Honorarium ...... Basil 0. Phillips, Johnson Publishing Co., Inc. Encyclopaedia Britannica ... Marion Sloan Encyclopaedia Britannica Education Corporation Illustrator Pat Cummings. My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitt Walker (Lothrop, Lee and Shepard) Honorarium ...... Wally "Famous" Amos, Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation World Book Encyclopedia ...... Frances Spielfogel, World Book, Inc.

HONORABLE MENTION Author Virginia Hamilton. The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (Harper & Row) James Haskins. Lena Horne (Coward-McCann) Joyce Carol Thomas. Bright Shadow (Avon) Mildred Pitts Walter. Because We Are (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard)

PRESENTER OF SPECIAL CITATION E.J. Josey, Chief, Bureau of Special Library Service, New York State Library, Albany, NY; Vice-President/President-elect, ALA

Coretta Scott King: The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Newmarket)

Closing Remarks ...... Effie Lee Morris "We Shall Overcome" ...... Kim Sample, Soloist Samantha Taylor, Accompanist

8 A race is like a man. Until it uses its own talents, takes pride in its own history, and leaves its own memories, it can never fulfill itself completely. John W. Vandercook in Charlemae Rollins. Christmas gif'. (Follett, 1963) Glyndon F. Greer promoted this belief with her dream of honoring black authors and illustrators. Since its inception, the Coretta Scott King Award has recognized 36 authors as winners or Honorable Men­ tion recipients. Seven of these authors have been honored more than twice, two have been honored five times. Of the eleven illustrators named, six have been acknowledged more than twice. These talented people have produced a total of74 books published by 35 publishers. Among these publishers, 17 have been listed more than twice, one is listed six times, and one is listed eight times. Mrs. Greer's successors too have had a dream. They have worked to promote the chosen books and excellence in the Award. Now the dream becomes keeping the titles in print and encouraging more publications by new and established authors and illustrators. The Award Committee which has been integrated since 1969 welcomes members who will join the Social Responsibilities Round table (SRRT) and the Coretta Scott King Award Task Force (CSKATF) to help keep the dream alive. This CSK.A Task Force extends its sincere appreciation to our colleagues who have responded to the call for funds and to the many friends who have supported the Award for the past fifteen years. We look to the future with hope. Effie Lee Morris, Chair ALA/SRRT/CSKATF

SRRT CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD TASK FORCE

Effie Lee Morris, Chair Geraldine Clark Joyce White Mills David Searcy, Secretary Marva L. DeLoach Jane Hale Morgan Thomas E. Alford Mamie Grady Basil 0. Phillips Ethel N. Ambrose Beatrice James Margaret E. Poarch Wally Amos Dorothy Scott Jones Barbara T. Rollock Mary Biblo E.J. Josey Amanda S. Rudd Violette Y. Brooks Hermia Justice Susie Flynt Shurney Harriet B. Brown Carole J. McCollough Henrietta M. Smith Kathryn Carr Doreitha R. Madden Lucille C. Thomas Mabel R. McKissick Ella Gaines Yates

Cordie Hines, Local Arrangements Chair Linda Pierce, SRRT Coordinator Jean E. Coleman, SRRT Liaison

9 TASK FORCE AND COMMITIEE (cont'd)

AWARDS COMMITI'EE Barbara T. Rollock, Chair ...... New York, NY Effie Lee Morris, Co-chair ...... San Francisco, CA Ethel N. Ambrose ...... Little Rock, AR Mary Biblo ...... Chicago, IL Margaret E. Poarch ...... Newport Beach, CA Henrietta M. Smith ...... Boca Raton, FL Joyce White Mills ...... Atlanta, GA LIFETIME AWARD COMMITI'EE Henrietta M. Smith, Chair ...... Boca Raton, FL Ethel N. Ambrose ...... Little Rock, AR CaroleJ. McCollough ...... Wayne, MI Margaret E. Poarch ...... Newport Beach, CA PUBLICITY COMMITI'EE Lucille C. Thomas, Chair ...... Brooklyn, NY Geraldine Clark ...... New York, NY Dorothy Scott Jones ...... East Orange, NJ FUND-RAISING COMMITI'EE, Chicago, IL Mamie Grady, Chair Mary Biblo Violette Y. Brooks Annie Lee Carroll Yolanda Federici Gladys Berry O'Toole Basil 0. Phillips ARCHIVES AND HISTORY COMMITI'EE Harriet B. Brown, Co-chair ...... New York, NY Beatrice James, Co-chair ...... Bergenfield, NJ Howard G. Ball ...... Normal, AL Mabel R. McKissick ...... New London, CT Susie Flynt Shurney ...... Huntsville, AL GREER SCHOLARSHIP COMMITI'EE Susie Flynt Shurney, Chair ...... Huntsville, AL Joyce White Mills ...... Atlanta, GA David Searcy ...... Atlanta, GA LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITI'EE, Dallas, TX Cordie Hines, Chair Charles Etta Bell Rosie Bradley Annie Chaney Maeolar Crumpton Sadye Gee Gwen Oliver Charlie Mae Smith HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT "/ have a dream ..." Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Coretta Scott King Award was Glyndon Flynt Greer's dream. A school librarian in Englewood, New Jersey during the Civil Rights Movement, Mrs. Greer became disturbed that Black authors were not being recognized with awards given by librarians. She envisioned an award that would recognize annually the talents of Black authors and encourage them to continue writing books for children and young adults. Glyndon Greer decided if Black authors were to receive the accolades entitled them, her dream must became a reality. In 1969, while attending the annual conference of the American Library Association in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mrs. Greer along with Mabel McKissick, another school librarian, and John Carroll, a book publisher, organized the Coretta Scott King Award. During the first year, four other librarians joined the founders, Harriet B. Brown of New York City, Beatrice James, president of the New Jersey Library Association, Roger McDonough, New Jersey State librarian, and Ella Gaines Yates, assistant director, Montclair Public Library. From its inception, the award was designed to commemorate and foster the life, works, and dreams of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King, whom Mrs. Greer had known for many years, for her courage and determination to con­ tinue the work for peace and world brotherhood. Additionally, the award was designed to encourage authors and artists to promote the cause of peace and brotherhood through their works; to inspire children and young people to dedicate their talents and energies to help achieve these goals; and to encourage them to make Dr. King's dream their own. The first presentation was made in 1970 to Lillie Patterson for her book, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man ofPeace. The award presentation and first book exhibit was a tremendous success. Mrs. Greer's dream was well on its way to becoming a reality. With the aid of her assistant, Ruth Drake Hayford, she began to make contact with librarians, publishers, and authors. The first two awards were presented at the New Jersey Library Association's annual spring convention in Atlantic City. From 1969-1973, during the early stages of its development, the New Jersey Library Association, the Englewood Middle School and Dwight Morrow High School Library Councils served as the sponsoring organizations for the award. Mrs. Greer sought and was able to obtain awards and prizes from outstanding donors and sponsors. Her commitment to and enthusiasm for the Coretta Scott King Award became a part of her daily life, and she involved nearly everyone with whom she came in contact. Roger McDonough strongly urged the founders to celebrate the award during the American Library Association summer conventions. It was considered by those involved to be of great enough importance to be recognized and shared by all, not just the librarians in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. At the time of the third award, the first Coretta Scott King Award Breakfast was held at an American Library Association Annual Conference. In 1972, Glyndon Flynt Greer moved to Atlanta, Georgia. The Coretta Scott King Award was managed by Mrs. Greer and Minnie H. Clayton, then Archivist for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change. The work was demanding and time-consuming, thus a decision was made to transfer the base of operations to Atlanta University. In 1973, the Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies became the sponsoring organization. Mrs. Greer served as chair of the committee and Dr. Virginia Lacy Jones served as co-chair. It was during these years while under the auspices of the Atlanta University Library School and Mrs. Greer's leadership, the Coretta Scott King Award moved towards its greater potential. This period saw a number of innovations instituted. The year 1974 marked the first time the committee honored an illustrator in addition to the author. The award went to George Ford for his illustrations in Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis. Ms. Mathis also received the author's award. In that same year, the Coretta Scott King Award Seal was designed by the internationally known Atlanta based artist, Lev Mills. The seal was designed for the book jacket to identify the publication as a Coretta Scott King Award winner. The Coretta Scott King Award Book Fair was started in 1975 by Joyce White Mills, a faculty member at the Atlanta University Library School.

11 All ties with the Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies were discontinued in 1976. It was during the period 1976-1979 that Mrs. Greer used the basement of her home in Atlanta as headquarters for the award. It continued to be governed jointly by an awards committee and an advisory board. These two groups were composed of a number of librarians from the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, the Atlanta University Center Colleges, the Atlanta Public Schools, persons from the educational, business, civic, and community sector of Atlanta. Ella Gaines Yates, then Director of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, served as co-chair of the awards committee during this period. In addition, scores of Mrs. Greer's colleagues in the American Library Association, and a host of her friends and associates from all over the United States completed the membership in these two governing bodies. The year 1979 marked significant change for the Coretta Scott King Award. At the annual conference of the American Library Association in Dallas, Texas, the award celebrated its tenth anniversary with a gala observance. The Atlanta based awards committee and advisory board merged to form the Coretta Scott King Award Task Force. Under the leadership ofE.J. Josey, Chief, Bureau of Special Library ervice, New York State Library, the merger of these two groups placed the award under the Social Responsibilities Round Table within the American Library Association. Mrs. Greer served as the first chair of the newly created SRRT Coretta Scott King Award Task Force. The collection of award nd honorable mention books was temporarily moved from Atlanta to the School of Library Media at ~ Alabama A & M University in Normal, Alabama during this year. The library world was saddened with the death of Glyndon Flynt Greer on August 24, 1980. She remained the moving force behind the award until the end. Mrs. Greer was able to see her dream of an award to honor Black authors and illustrators become a reality. Glyndon Flynt Greer will long be remembered for her determination and dedication to keeping a dream alive. At the time of her death, the Coretta Scott King Award had already become one of the most prestigious awards in American librarianship. Harriet B. Brown, who had been active with the award since its beginning in New Jersey, was appointed acting chair of the SRRT Coretta Scott King Award Task Force in 1980. In 1981, Effie Lee Morris, former Coordinator of Children Services at the San Francisco Public Library, assumed the responsibilities as chair. Ms. Morris continued and expanded the work of her two predecessors. It was \ during her tenure as chair that the award met the ALA criteria, and Council passed a resolution declar- ,. ing the Coretta Scott King Award as an official ALA unit award at the annual conference in 1982. Each year the work of the Task Force has become more meaningful as more ALA members become involved. Jean E. Coleman, director of the ALA Office for Library Outreach Services, has provided invaluable service to the group as ALA/SRRT Staff Liaison. In the spirit of brotherhood, the Task Force continues to be an integrated group oflibrarians and supporters who share a common bond. ' -_,,_ -- --;,-- uring the last four years, the Coretta Scott King Award has expanded to a remarkable degree. Tues- . ay is the designated day for the early morning breakfast presentation which has become a tradition ~Yo ~ with ALA conferees. These presentations are now recorded, and awardees' acceptance speeches are ;('r¼ r:i eing collected for publication. A certificate was developed for the Honorable Mention recipients. The , ,( seals have been reprinted and are now available for purchase. ( I The fund raising efforts to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary will enable the Task Force to main- Lt_ain these quality presentations and to begin work on future goals. These include: a lifetime award; the j:,lyndon Flynt Greer Memorial Scholarship; and the establishment of a complete collection of award '\ ~d honorable mention books at an ALA accredited library school. Through the dedicated efforts of Glyndon Flynt Greer and a host of others who shared her dream, multi-talented Black authors and illustrators now receive the recognition they have long deserved. Moreover, through the Coretta Scott King Award, young aspiring Black writers and artists have the incentive to develop their talents and to keep "The Dream" alive. David L. Searcy Atlanta-Fulton Public Library March 1984 ~l,.}J'~ \

12 WITH APPRECIATION TO OUR

CURRENT DONORS Encyclopedia Britannica Education Corporation ...... Chicago, IL Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation ...... Van Nuys, CA Johnson Publishing Company, Inc ...... Chicago, IL World Book, Inc ...... Chicago, IL

PREVIOUS DONORS AND SPONSORS Atlanta Public Library ...... Atlanta, GA Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies ...... Atlanta, GA Carroll's Book Service, Inc...... Tarrytown, NY Coca-Cola-USA ...... Atlanta, GA Dwight Morrow High School Library Council ...... Englewood, NJ Englewood Middle School Library Council ...... Englewood, NJ G & M Construction Corporation ...... Gregory's Machine and Tool Service ...... Chicago, IL Jack and Jill, Inc., Atlanta, GA Chapter ...... Atlanta, GA New Jersey Library Association...... Newark, NJ St. Paul AME Church ...... Fayetteville, TN Third World Fund, A Service of Genesis and Ecumenical Center ...... San Francisco, CA Xerox Corporation ...... Stamford, CT

Throughout the fifteen years of the existence of this award, there have been many librarians and friends of Mrs. Greer who have supported the award in many different ways. We apologize if their names have been omitted and would ask that they or anyone who knows them communicate with the Task Force Chair for the next revision of our lists. Meanwhile, please accept our sincere appreciation and know that your contribution was important and valued.

Effie Lee Morris Chair

13 ALA/SRRT-CKS AWARD COMMITTEE $100.00 CONTRIBUTORS

BANTAM BOOKS, INC. PAPERBACK SALES, INC. New York, NY Chicago, IL

ANNIE LEE CARROLL STUDENT GOVERNMENT Chicago, IL ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY SCIENCE CHILDREN'S READING Atlanta, GA ROUND TABLE Chicago, IL PHYLLIS A. WHITNEY Brookhaven, NY FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ELLA GAINES YATES SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND Seattle, WA INFORMATION SCIENCE Baton Rouge, LA The Friends of the late CHARLEMAE H. ROLLINS MAMIE GRADY Chicago, IL The Friends of the late EDWARD 0. TOOLE WILLIAM MORROW AND CO. INC. Chicago, IL The Friends of the late KITTIE BERRY RUSSELL

ALA/SRRT-CSK AWARD COMMITTEE $50.00 CONTRIBUTORS

THOMAS E. ALFORD SHIRLEY A. COASTON MARIE MOSS Pasadena, CA Oakland, CA Chicago, IL

JOHN AND FRANCES BECK JEAN ELLEN COLEMAN STELLA PEVSNER Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Rolling Meadows, IL

ANN K. BENEDUCE JUDITH FARLEY BASIL 0. PHILLIPS Editorial Director Washington, DC Chicago, IL Philomel Books New York, NY NANCY L. GRUBER JOSEPH H. REASON Greenwich, CT Tallahassee, FL HERB AND MARY BIBLO Chicago, IL ELLYN A. HILL BARBARA ROLLOCK Chicago, IL Brooklyn, NY CALIFORNIA LIBRARIANS BLACK CAUCUS HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. HESTER G. SMITH Northern-Richmond, CA Boston, MA Chicago, IL Southern-Los Angeles, CA ELONNIE J. JOSEY SPENCER G. SHAW DANIEL W. CASEY Albany, NY Seattle, WA Syracuse, NY DONNARAE MAC CANN MARGUERITE AND Iowa City, IA VICTOR SCHORMANN Sycamore, IL LOIS MILLS Macomb, IL

14 ALA/SRRT-CSK AWARD COMMI'ITEE $25.00 CONTRIBUTORS

MRS. VERNA MAUREEN DOYLE GWENDA JOHNSTON SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AARDEMA ENDRES Evanston, IL AND INFORMATIONAL Muskegon, MI Bloomsburg, PA CLARA S. JONES SCIENCE DR. ELAINE P. ADAMS E. PAULETTE SMITH EPPS Oakland, CA U OF MISSOURI- Houston, TX Atlanta, GA COLUMBIA DONALD F. JOYCE Columbia, MO LOIS ANDERSON DOROTHY J. EVANS Madison, IN Winchester, MA Chicago, IL PAUL AND ELLEN DORIS KIRSCHBAUM SCHWER! LEE ASH JUDITH FARLEY Arlington, VA Chicago, IL New Haven, CT Washington, DC BARBARA LEVINSON DAVID L. SEARCY AUGUSTA BAKER BEATRICE JAMES Pine Bush, NY Atlanta, GA Columbia, SC Bergenfield, NJ MRS. ROBERT MC CAUI BETTY CAROL SELLEN ESTELLE M. BLACK FEMINIST LIBRARIANS Chicago, IL Brooklyn, NY Rockford, IL BAR SUPPORT GROUP OF NEW YORK JAMES F. MC COY DEANNA SELTZER THELMA U. BLACK Guilderland, NY Chicago, IL Pasadena, CA Suffern, NY MABEL R. MC KISSICK BROOKE E. SHELDON JESSIE DICKERSON CHARLES F. GOSNELL Suffern, NY Co-Founder of CSK Award Denton, TX BROADY New London, CT Baltimore, MD JAMIE GILSON PATRICIA SIMON Wilmette, IL VIRGINIA B. MOORE Suffern, NY VIOLETTE YVONNE Forestville, MD BROOKS GEORGE C. GRANT ATTY. AND MRS. Chicago, IL Pomona, NJ MARY ELLEN MYERS LC. SMITH Rialto, CA Delray Beach, FL KATHRYN P. CARR DIANE E. GUILFORD Los Angeles, CA Reston, VA ALICE PHOEBE NAYLOR MARY MACE Zionville, NC SPRADLING LUIS CHAPARRO EMILY R. GUSS Kalamazoo, MI El Paso, TX Chicago, IL GRACE O'CONNOR Chicago, IL AIMEE W. STRAWN MYRNA HELGA HERZ Chicago, IL CHRISTOPHERSON Detroit, MI BETTE O'DELL Lake Forest, IL Ann Arbor, MI JACQUELINE E. SYKES JAMES F. HOLLY/ELSPETH NOEL PEATTIE College Park, GA BILLIE M. CONNOR POPE Winters CA Los Angeles, CA Olympia, WA ' ELIZABETH P. TAYLOR Chicago, IL MIRIAM I. CRAWFORD HORACE MANN SCHOOL SYLVIA PIPPINS Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL San Diego, CA JUANITA W. TAYLOR San Francisco, CA DELESTA G. CROSS BRENDA M. HUNTER ANNA CAROLYN RICE Washington, DC Atlanta, GA Elizabeth, NJ LUCILLE C. THOMAS Brooklyn, NY NANCY BUNIMS D'AMICO E. CLARENDON HYDE HAZEL ROCHMAN Reading, MA Columbia, MO Chicago, IL AUDREY QUICK TYLER Atlanta, GA MARVA L. DE LOACH ALICE B. IHRIG NORMAN ROSS Normal, IL Oak Lawn, IL Chicago, IL U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D CAROLINE RUBIN LIBRARIAN DODD MEAD AND CLARA JACKSON New York, NY COMPANY, INC. Kent, OH Chicago, IL Nashville, TN SAN FRANCISCO MS. JIMMYE WADE JOYCE E. JELKS Forest Park, IL EAST ATLANTA Atlanta, GA BLACK REVIEWERS PUBLIC LIBRARY San Francisco, CA MARIE C. WILL Atlanta, GA VINCENT JENNINGS Chicago, IL New York, NY LIRLYN ELLIOTT The Friends of the late Palatine, IL JAMES WILSON EIGHMIE

15 CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARD Selection Criteria

The award will be made to one Black author and one Black illustrator for outstandingly inspirational contributions. The author and illustrator need not necessarily be associated with the same book. Joint authors and joint illustrators are also eligible.

The books to which the award is given: a. Must be appealing to children and/or young adults. b. Must portray people, places, things, and events in a manner sensitive to the true worth and value of all beings. c. Must be published in the calendar year preceding the year of the award presentation. d. May be either fiction or non-fiction.

NUMBER AND FREQUENCY OF AWARD Two awards-one to a Black author and one to a Black illustrator will be given annually. If in the opin­ ion of the Selection Jury there is no title which meets the criteria for either category, no award need be given that year. Books in either category deemed worthy of Honorable Mention may also be named.

SELECTION OF JURY TO ADMINISTER THE AWARD The Jury to be composed of seven librarians will be appointed by the chair of the Coretta Scott King Award Task Force with recommendations from Task Force members. Jury members must be members of the American Library Association and the Social Responsibilities Round Table.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES The deadline for submission of titles, authors, and illustrators will be December 31st. The final decision on award winners will be made by January 31st of each year.

SELECTION OF BOOKS TO RECEIVE THE AWARD The SRRT Coretta Scott King Award Jury will use the criteria set forth in this proposal to select the books to receive the award. The decision of the Jury is final.

ANNOUNCEMENT AND PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD The awards will be announced and presented at the function conducted by the SRRT Coretta Scott King Award Task Force during the Annual Conference of the American Library Association. Announcements to the library press may be made during Black History Month (February) of each year in which the awards are given.

FORM AND/OR TYPE OF AWARDS A framed citation, an honorarium of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), and a set of Encyclopedia Bri­ tannica or World Book Encyclopedias will be given for each category of the award to the author and illustrator. Certificates will be given to the authors and illustrators of books narned as Honorable Mention.

16 CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNERS

1970-Lillie Patterson. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace (Garrard) 1971-Charlemae Rollins. Black Troubador; Langston Hughes (Rand McNally) 1972-Elton C. Fax. 17 Black Artists (Dodd, Mead) 1973-Alfred Duckett. I Never Had It Made: The Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (Putnam) 1974-Sharon Bell Mathis & George Ford, Illustrator. Ray Charles (Crowell) 1975-Dorothy Robinson & Herbert Temple, Illustra­ tor. The Legend of Africania (Johnson) 1976-Pearl Bailey. Duey's Tale (Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich) 1977-James Haskins. The Story of Stevie Wonder (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard) 1978-Eloise Greenfield & Carole Byard, Illustrator. African Dream (A John Day Book by Crowell) 1979-Ossie Davis. Escape to Freedom (Viking) Tom Feelings, Illustrator. Something on my Mind/words by Nikki Grimes (Dial) 1980- Walter Dean Myers. Young Landlords (Vik­ ing) Carole Byard, Illustrator. Cornrows by Camille Yarbrough (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan) 1981- Sidney Poitier. This Life (Alfred A. Knopf) Ashley Bryan, Illustrator. Beat the Story Drum, Pum Pum (Atheneum) 1982-Mildred Taylor. Let The Circle Be Unbroken (Dial) John Steptoe, Illustrator. Mother Crocodile by Birago Diop; translated and adapted by Rosa Guy (Delacorte) 1983-Virignia Hamilton. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush (Philomel) Peter Magubane, Illustra­ tor. Black Child (Alfred A. Knopf) 1984-Lucille Clifton. Everett Anderson's Goodbye (Holt, Rhinehart and Winston) Pat Cum­ mings, Illustrator. My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter (Lathrop, Lee & Shepard) Special Citation to Mrs. Coretta Scott King for The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Newmarket)

17 CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD HONORABLE MENTION BOOKS

1970* 1979-Carol Fenner. Skates of Uncle Remus (Ran­ 1971-Maya Angelou. I Know Why the Caged Bird dom House) Sings (Random House) Nikki Grimes & Tom Feelings. Something on Shirley Chisholm. Unbought and Unbossed My Mind (Dial) (Houghton-Mifflin) Virginia Hamilton. Justice and Her Brothers Maria Evans. I Am a Black Woman (Morrow) (Greenwillow) Lorenz Graham. Every Man Heart Lay Down Lillie Patterson. Benjamin Banneker (Crowell) (Abingdon) June Jordan & Terri Bush. The Voice of the Jeanne Patterson. I Have a Sister, My Sister Children (Holt, Rhinehart & Winston) Is Deaf (Harper & Row) Grossman, Gloom, and Bible. Black Means ... 1980-Eloise Greenfield & Lessie J. Little. (Child­ (Hill & Wang) times: A Three-Generation Memoir Janice M. Udry. Mary Jo's Grandmother (Harper & Row) (Whitman) Berry Gordy. Movin' Up (Harper & Row) Margaret Peters. The Ebony Book of Black James Haskins. Andrew Young: Man with a Achievement (Johnson) Mission (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard) 1972* Ellease Southerland. Let the Lion Eat Straw 1973* (Scribner) 1974-Louise Crane. Ms. Africa: Profiles of Modern James Haskins. James Van Oer Zee: The African Women (Lippincott) Picture-Takin' Man (Dodd, Mead) Alice Childress. A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a 1981-Alexis Deveaux. Don't Explain: A Song of & Sandwich (Coward, McCann Geoghegan) Billie Holiday (Harper & Row) Lucille Clifton. Don't You Remember? illus­ Carole Byard, Illustrator. Grandma's Joy by trated by Evaline Ness (Dutton) Eloise Greenfield (Philomel) John Nagenda. Mukasa illustrated by Charles Jerry Pinkney, Illustrator. Count On Your Lilly (Macmillan) Fingers: African Style by Claudia Zaslav­ Kristin Hunter. Guests in the Promised Land sky (Crowell) (Scribner) 1982-Alice Childress. Rainbow Jordon (Coward, 1975* McCann & Geoghegan) 1976-Shirley Graham. Julius Nyerere: Teacher of Kristin Hunter. Lou in the Limelight Africa (Messner) (Scribner) Walter Dean Myers. Fast Sam, Cool Clyde Mary E . Mebane. Mary (Viking) and Stuff (Viking) Tom Feelings, Illustrator. Daydreamers by Mildred D. Taylor. Song of the Trees (Dial) Eloise Greenfield (Dial) Eloise Greenfield. Paul Robeson illustrated by George Ford (Crowell) 1983-Julius Lester. This Strange New Feeling (Dial) 1977-Lucille Clifton. Everett Anderson's Friend Ashley Bryan. I'm Going to Sing: Black illustrated by Ann Grifalconi (Holt, Rinehart American Spirituals, Vol. II illustrated & Winston) (Atheneum) Clarence Blake & Donald Martin. Quiz Book Pat Cummings, Illustrator. Just Us Women by on Black America (Houghton-Mifflin) Jeannette Caines (Harper & Row) · The Editors of Franklin Watts. Encyclopedia John Steptoe, Illustrator. All the Colors of of Africa (Franklin Watts) the Race by Arnold Adoff (Morrow) Mildred D. Taylor. Roll the Thunder, Hear My Cry (Dial) 1984-Virginia Hamilton. The Magical Adventure of Pretty Pearl (Harper & Row) 1978-James Haskins. Barbara Jordan (Dial) James Haskins. Lena Horne (Coward, Lillie Patterson. Coretta Scott King (Garrand) McCann) William J. Faulkner. The Days When the Joyce Carol Thomas. Bright Shadow (Avon) Animals Talked: Black Folktales and How Mildred Pitts Walter. Because We Are They Came to Be (Follett) (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard) Eloise Greenfield. Mary McLeod Bethune (Harper & Row) *Books in the Honorable Mention category were not selected for Ruth A. Stewart. Portia: The Life of Portia these years. Washington Pittman, the Daughter of Booker T. Washington (Doubleday) Frankcina Glass. Marvin and Tige (St. Mar­ tins Press)

18 CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD SEAL

Lev Mills designed the Coretta Scott King Award Seal in 1974. Classifying himself as a "Construction­ ist", Mills has received world acclaim as an artist. His work has appeared in group and one-man exhibi­ tions in the U.S.A., Great Britain, France, Holland, Sweden, and a seven-months exhibition and lecture­ tour to East, West, and North Africa. Mills' work can also be found in private and public collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the British Museum, London; the National Library of Scot­ land, Edinburg; the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; the High Museum, Atlanta; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

He has published a book of etchings with poems entitled, / Do, and some of his works are featured in the following books: Art: African Arnerican, Black Artists on Art, Afro-America Printmakers, and Amer­ ican Artists Today in Black Vol. I. He was commissioned to do three glass mosaic murals for one of the rapid transit stations in Atlanta.

The symbolism used in designing the seal was centered around Dr. King's teachings and doctrines, and the purpose for which the Coretta Scott King Award was founded. The basic circle is used to repre­ sent continuity in movement, revolving from one idea to another. Within the circle is the image of a Black child reading a book. The five main religious symbols below the image of the child represent nonsectarian ism.

The superimposed pyramid has a double meaning. It symbolizes strength, and also represents Atlanta University, where the award was headquartered at the time the seal was designed. At the vertex of the pyramid is the dove symbolic of peace, one of Dr. King's doctrines. The radial shines toward peace and brotherhood.

Since it was designed, the seal has been used to identify the Award and Honorable Mention books in libraries and bookstores across America. The bronze seal denotes a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the antique silver seal denotes the publication as Honorable Mention. David L. Searcy

19 ''I Have a Dreant'' ... I say to you today, my friends, so even This is our hope. This is the faith that I go though we face the difficulties of today and back to the South with. With this faith we will tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a deeply rooted in the American dream. stone of hope. With this faith we will be able I have a dream that one day this nation to transform the jangling discords of our will rise up and live out the true meaning of its nation into a beautiful symphony of creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to that all men are created equal." work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to stand up for freedom together, I have a dream that one day, on the red knowing that we will be free one day. hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down And this will be the day. This will be the together at the table of brotherhood. day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning "My country 'tis of I have a dream that one day even the thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with Land where my fathers died, land of the the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let of oppression, will be transformed into an freedom ring." oasis of freedom and justice. And if America is to be a great nation this I have a dream that my four little must become true. So let freedom ring from children will one day live in a nation where the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. they will not be judged by the color of their Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains skin but by the content of their character. of New York. Let freedom ring from the I have a dream today. heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! I have a dream that one day, down in Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its Rockies of Colorado! governor having his lips dripping with the Let freedom ring from the curvaceous words of interposition and nullification, one slopes of California! day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with But not only that; let freedom ring from little white boys and white girls and walk Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let freedom ring together as sisters and brothers. from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. I have a dream today. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every I have a dream that one day "every valley mountainside, let freedom ring. shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made And when this happens, and when we plains, and the crooked places will be made allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be from every village and every hamlet, from revealed, and all flesh shall see it together." every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of that old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty, we are free at last!" August 28, 1963 Washington, D.C.

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ORDERING INFORMATION FOR FACSIMILE SEALS POLICY RELATING TO CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD FACSIMILE SEALS 1. The Coretta Scott King Award facsimile seals for the award and honorable mention books are the sole property of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Associa­ tion (ALA). 2. Facsimile seals are being made available by SRRT for sale to publishers and librarians to highlight award and honor titles. 3. These are sold through the ALA ORDER DEPARTMENT with the modest profits accruing to the SRRT Coretta Scott King Task Force. TO: Librarians The facsimiles are: PRESSURE SENSITIVE PACKAGED 25 to a packet SOLD ONLY IN MULTIPLE UNITS OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) PRICE: $7.50 per packet Please indicate which seals (bronze or antique silver) you wish to order. Postage will be charged on all orders according to the amount of seals ordered. Postage charges range from one to four dollars. ALL ORDERS SHOULD BE PLACED AT LEAST 6 WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF REQUIRE­ MENT. Address orders to: ALA ORDER DEPARTMENT, 50 East Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. TO: Publishers of Coretta Scott King Award Winners & Honor Books The facsimiles are: PRESSURE SENSITIVE PACKAGED 1,000 to a box, and SOLD ONLY IN MULTIPLE UNITS OF ONE THOUSAND (1,000) PRICE: $65.00 per 1,000 Bronze $60.00 per 1,000 Antique Silver A shipping/handling charge of $25.00 on each order will be added to the bill. Postage (usually UPS) will be charged on all orders. ALL ORDERS SHOULD BE PLACED AT LEAST 6 WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF REQUIRE­ MENT. Address orders to: ALA ORDER DEPARTMENT, 50 East Huron St. , Chicago, IL 60611. PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION OF MEDALS ON PAPERBACK, BOOK JACKETS, RECORD AND CASSETTE COVERS Publishers will be granted permission to reproduce the appropriate seal on a paperback edition, book jacket, record or cassette cover, for a fee of $6.50 per 1,000 copies. Special order forms are available from the SRRT Office.

SPEECHES This morning's program has been taped. Information on ordering speeches of previous years will be announced in the library press this fall.

22 Editor: Effie Lee Morris 66 Cleary Court Apt. 1009 San Francisco, CA 94109 Writer: David Searcy Sponsor: Mamie Grady ALA-SRRT Staff Liaison: JeanE. Coleman Production: Basil 0. Phillips Designer: NormanL. Hunter

Souvenir Program Booklet courtesy of Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., Chicago

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