February is Black History Month, a great opportunity to explore OISE’s collection of books and resources celebrating the history of Black Canadians. Find resources that will help you teach students about the achievements and contributions of Black Canadians as well as important figures and events in the African diaspora. On display is Education in the Black Diaspora, edited by Kassie Freeman and Ethan Johnson, and Mary Ann Shadd Cary: The Black press and protest in the nineteenth century, by Jane Rhodes. A number of children’s books are also on display, including Freedom River, by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Bryan Collier, and Dear Dr. King, a collection of letters from children to Martin Luther King Jr., edited by Jan Colbert and Ann McMillan Harms ; photographs by Ernest C. Withers and Roy Cajero.
Stop by the display in the glass cabinet on the Ground Floor of the library and take a look. All material is available to be checked out. Please see library staff for assistance.