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Carole Boston Weatherford

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Carole Boston Weatherford

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1956-02-13 （Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.）
国籍
United States
言語
English

経歴

職業
author, poet, critic, children's author, professor
活動期間
1978年〜
所属
Fayetteville State University (writer-in-residence / faculty)
影響を受けた人物
Langston Hughes

学歴

American University
学位: BA
卒業年: 1977
国: United States
University of Baltimore
publication design
学位: MA
卒業年: 1982
国: United States
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
creative writing (MFA)
学位: MFA
国: United States

受賞歴

Carter G. Woodson Book Award (Elementary Level)
2001
対象作品: The Sound that Jazz Makes
部門: Children's literature
主催: National Council for the Social Studies
結果: Won
Caldecott Medal (Honor)
2007
対象作品: Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (as illustration honor)
部門: Illustration/Children's picture book
主催: American Library Association (ALA)
結果: Honor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children
2007
対象作品: Moses
部門: Children's literature
主催: NAACP
結果: Won
Coretta Scott King Award
2022
対象作品: Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
部門: Author & Illustrator (Author award)
主催: Coretta Scott King Book Awards (ALA)
結果: Won
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
2022
対象作品: Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
部門: Informational books
主催: American Library Association
結果: Won
Children's Literature Legacy Award
2025
部門: Lifetime contribution
主催: American Library Association (ALA)
結果: Won
Walter Dean Myers Award
2018
部門: Young readers
主催: Walter Dean Myers Award
結果: Won

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

2006年 Children's picture book / poetic biography

A poetic picture-book account of Harriet Tubman's leadership in guiding people to freedom; illustrated by Kadir Nelson and widely acclaimed.

slaveryliberationbiographical heroism

Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane

2007年 Children's book (poetry/biography)

A poetic depiction of John Coltrane's childhood and growth, emphasizing the connection between music and life.

musiccoming-of-ageAfrican-American history

Becoming Billie Holiday

2008年 Poetic novel (young adult)

A YA poetic novel tracing the early life and artistic development of Billie Holiday.

musicbiographyidentity

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

2015年 Nonfiction (children's biography)

A children's biography introducing the life and activism of civil-rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer.

civil rightssocial justicebiography

Freedom in Congo Square

2016年 Picture book (poetry)

A picture book in verse celebrating the culture and expressions of freedom by African Americans in New Orleans' Congo Square.

culturetraditionfreedom

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

2021年 Nonfiction (children's, verse)

A children's nonfiction account, told in verse, of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (Greenwood District).

racismhistorical memoryjustice

How Do You Spell Unfair? MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

2023年 Nonfiction (children's)

A children's nonfiction book that examines racial injustice and unfairness through the experiences of MacNolia Cox.

racismeducationequality

全著作

  • Juneteenth Jamboree (1995)
  • The Sound that Jazz Makes (2001)
  • Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (2006)
  • Before John Was a Jazz Giant (2007)
  • Becoming Billie Holiday (2008)
  • Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer (2015)
  • Freedom in Congo Square (2016)
  • Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre (2021)
  • How Do You Spell Unfair? (2023)

作風・主題

文体
lyrical, music-infused poetryconcise, powerful narration in children's biography and nonfiction
頻出モチーフ
African-American history and traditionmusic (jazz, gospel, rap, etc.)social justice and preserving memory

評価・遺産

Carole Boston Weatherford has contributed to preserving and transmitting African-American history and culture to young readers through picture books, poetry, and biographies. Her many awards and honors have secured a lasting influence in children's literature.

関連学会

  • American Library Association and related committees

引用

  • My calling is to mine the past for family stories, fading traditions and forgotten struggles.
    出典: Author's notes / interview (2008年)

豆知識

  • Has published over 50 children's books, mainly nonfiction and poetry.
  • Known for early-2000s critiques of perceived racial stereotyping in popular culture (e.g., Pokémon's Jynx and Dragon Ball's Mr. Popo).
  • Recipient of the 2025 Children's Literature Legacy Award.