1971 Winners and Honors

"Black Troubador: Langston Hughes,” written by Charlemae Rollins, and published by Rand McNally.

“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” written by Maya Angelou, and published by Random.

“Unbought and Unbossed,” written by Shirley Chisholm, and published by Houghton.

“I Am a Black Woman,” written by Mari Evans, and published by Morrow.

“Every Man Heart Lay Down,” written by Lorenz Graham, and published by Crowell.

“The Voice of the Children,” written by June Jordan and Terri Bush, and published by Holt.

“Black Means,” written by Gladys Groom and Bonnie Grossman, and published by Hill & Wang.

“Ebony Book of Black Achievement,” written by Margaret W. Peters, and published by Johnson Publishing.

“Mary Jo's Grandmother,” written by Janice May Udry, and published by Whitman.