The King award has been given since 1970. "The Award is given to an African American author and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions."
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Martin Luther King Jr.: Man of Peace by 
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Africa Dream by 
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Something on My Mind by 
This Life by 
Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum by 
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Mother Crocodile: An Uncle Amadou Tale from Sengal by 
Black Child by 
Everett Anderson’s Good-bye by 
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Heaven by 
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Uptown by 
Goin' Someplace Special by 
Talkin' about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by 
Beautiful Blackbird by 
Remember: The Journey to School Integration by 
Ellington Was Not a Street by 
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue by 
Copper Sun by 
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by 
Let It Shine by 
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by 
The Blacker the Berry by 
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by 
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by 
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by 
Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom by 
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I, Too, Am America by 
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me by 
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by 
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by 
A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by 
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by 
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by 
Standing in the Need of Prayer : A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by 
