A Song for the Unsung by Carole Boston Weatherford, Rob Sanders and Byron McCray - ADVISABLE

A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford & Rob Sanders, illustrated by Byron McCray, BIOGRAPHY, PICTURE BOOK Henry Holt & Company (Macmillan), 2022. $20. 9781250779502 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Bayard Rustin organized the March on Washington. He was an advocate for Civil Rights, worker's rights and human rights. He was also a gay black man. Pushing Martin Luther King forward as the face of the Civil Rights movement, he didn't let the discrimination he faced stop him from making a difference. 

 I love the format, beginning with waiting for the march, then a bit about Rustin growing up - especially the influence of his grandmother. I love that a whole bunch of civil rights songs were mentioned, in context. Back matter includes a Rustin timeline, the history of peaceful protests and The 10 Demands of the March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom. An important addition to my civil rights collection. 

Lisa Librarian