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The Coretta Scott King
Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the
American
library Association's Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round
Table ( EMIERT). Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent
whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the
"American Dream."
The Award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and honors his widow, Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination in continuing the work for peace and world brotherhood. Winners of the Coretta Scott King Award receive a framed citation, an honorarium, and a set of Encyclopedia Britannica or World Book Encyclopedias. Coretta Scott King Award books are chosen by a seven-member national award jury.