Resources – Mississippi
Book List
- M Is For Magnolia: A Mississippi Alphabet Book by Michael Shoulders
- 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi: A Mississippi Numbers Book by Michael Shoulders
- Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom by Tim Tingle
- The Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass
- Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell
- Daddy Played the Blues by Michael Garland
- Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School by Janet Halfmann
- Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer by Carole Boston Weatherford
- The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch by Chris Barton
- Freedom School, Yes! by Amy Littlesugar
- Lucy’s Cave: A Story of Vicksburg, 1863 by Karen B. Winnick
- Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles
- Swing Sisters: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm by Karen Deans
- Blues Boy: The B. B. King Story by Alice Faye Duncan
- Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book Biography by Lisa Jean Rogers
- Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader by Michelle Duster
- I am Jim Henson by Brad Meltzer
- Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
- Mississippi Cotton by Paul Yarbrough
- Revolution by Deborah Wiles
- Hideout by Watt Key
- Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood
- Midnight without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson
- Medgar Evers: He Taught His Kids To Crawl So We Could Stand by Katina Rankin
Recommended Supplies
Below are the supplies used for this project.
- Watercolor or mixed media paper (9×12)
- Painter’s tape
- Oil pastels (focus on blues, plus optional black or white)
- Watercolor paints (blue tones)
- Paintbrushes
- A cup of water
- Paper towel
- Optional: salt, rubbing alcohol, straw, toothbrush
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