'The Atlantic' Remembers Its Civil War Stories
Today it is widely understood that slavery is a stain on American history — indelible and regrettable. But on the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, a new issue of The Atlantic...
View ArticleMay Backseat Book Club Pick: 'Heart Of A Samurai'
Our May book takes us on the most action-packed adventure yet for NPR's Backseat Book Club. In the Newbery Honor-winning Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, we meet 14-year-old Manjiro, a Japanese boy...
View ArticleJune Kids' Book Club Pick: 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid'
The next installment in NPR's Backseat Book Club heads back to where this all started: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney. It was our 2009 interview with Kinney that sparked the idea for a special...
View ArticleNovember Kids' Book Club Pick: 'The Red Pyramid'
Mention the name Rick Riordan to adults, and they might say, "Huh?" But kids? They know. Riordan has been burning up the best-seller lists with three different series of books that all feature...
View ArticleHow 'Black Beauty' Changed The Way We See Horses
NPR's Backseat Book Club is back! And we begin this round of reading adventures with a cherished classic: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Generations of children and adults have loved this book.
View ArticleThe Year's Outstanding 'Backseat' Reads, For Ages 9 To 14
Since this was an election year, NPR's Backseat Book Club decided to hold an informal poll to identity the best-loved children's books of 2012. We know that "kid lit" is a big category, stretching from...
View ArticleA Young Artist Finds Solace In Creatures Of The Sea And Sky
In February, NPR's Backseat Book Club read a novel about a troubled kid who finds both strength and solace in the artwork of the renowned naturalist John James Audubon. The novel, Okay for Now by Gary...
View ArticleMarch Kids' Book Club Pick: 'The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz'
Our next book club adventure takes us on a journey that is familiar to people across generations: We will be taking a trip down the yellow brick road with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first published in...
View ArticleFor A Black Doctor, Building Trust By Slowing Down
It may be hard to imagine that people can distill their thoughts on a topic as complicated as race into just six words. But thousands of people have done just that for The Race Card Project, in which...
View ArticleLiving In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language
NPR continues its conversations about The Race Card Project, where NPR Host/Special Correspondent Michele Norris asks people to send in six-word stories about race and culture.
View ArticleA Daughter's Struggle To Overcome A Legacy Of Segregation
As we head into the summer months, NPR is looking back to the summer of 1963, a momentous year in civil rights history. As part of NPR's partnership with The Race Card Project, which asks people to...
View ArticleTo Join '63 March On Washington: 'Like Climbing A Mountain'
For the Month of August, Morning Edition and The Race Card Project are looking back at a seminal moment in civil rights history: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Rev. Martin...
View ArticleDetermined To Reach 1963 March, Teen Used Thumb And Feet
For the month of August, Morning Edition and The Race Card Project are looking back at a seminal moment in civil rights history: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Rev. Martin...
View ArticleAt 1963 March, A Face In The Crowd Became A Poster Child
For the month of August, Morning Edition and The Race Card Project are looking back at a seminal moment in civil rights history: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Rev. Martin...
View ArticleTwo Officers, Black And White, On Walking The '63 March Beat
For the month of August, Morning Edition and The Race Card Project are looking back at a seminal moment in civil rights history: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Rev. Martin...
View ArticleClarence B. Jones: A Guiding Hand Behind 'I Have A Dream'
For the month of August, Morning Edition and The Race Card Project are looking back at a seminal moment in civil rights history: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Rev. Martin...
View ArticleFor King's Adviser, Fulfilling The Dream 'Cannot Wait'
For the month of August, Morning Edition and The Race Card Project are looking back at a seminal moment in civil rights history: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Rev. Martin...
View Article'The Atlantic' Remembers Its Civil War Stories
Today it is widely understood that slavery is a stain on American history — indelible and regrettable. But on the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, a new issue of The Atlantic...
View ArticleMay Backseat Book Club Pick: 'Heart Of A Samurai'
Our May book takes us on the most action-packed adventure yet for NPR's Backseat Book Club. In the Newbery Honor-winning Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, we meet 14-year-old Manjiro, a Japanese boy...
View Article'12 Years A Slave' Screenwriter Talks Grit, Grace And Survival
Was screenwriter John Ridley a bit nervous the night before this year's Academy Award nominations were announced?
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