The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963

The following materials bring books to life and support both individual and group literature study. Use these resources to draw real-world connections, plan interdisciplinary lessons, inspire unique research projects, create enrichment activities, and support differentiated instruction.

• With the Might of Angels: A Dear America Novel

In this 2019 Scholastic novel by Andrea Davis Pinkney, 12-year-old Dawnie Ray Johnson enrolls in a previously all-white school after the Supreme Court rules in favor of desegregation in Brown v. Board of Education.

• Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963. Scholastic Inc., 2021.

Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball phenomenon Jackie Robinson, turned 13 in January of 1963. In this Scholastic memoir, she recalls the landmark events of a crucial year in the Civil Rights Movement.

• January Kids' Book Club Pick: 'The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963'

National Public Radio provides a book background, reaction from educators, and the article writer’s personal connection to the story of the book as one of their January 2011 Kids’ Book Club Pick.

• 'Birmingham': A Family Tale In The Civil Rights Era

Podcast interview with the author on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered podcast, January 12, 2012.

• Telling Stories: A Conversation with Author Christopher Paul Curtis

A 2018 video interview with the author on the craft of writing by Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning. 

• The Watsons Go to Birmingham: An Interview with Christopher Paul Curtis

Recorded Walden Media interview about the book from 2013.