African Americans -- Biography
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African Americans -- Biography
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African Americans
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- Martin's Big words, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Doreen Rappaport ; illustrations by Brian Collier
- Our children can soar, a celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the pioneers of change, by Michelle Cook ; illustrations by Cozbi Cabrera ... [and others] ; foreword by Marian Wright Edelman
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Muhammad Ali, by Thomas S. Owens
- Phillis Wheatley, first African-American poet, by Carol Greene
- Oprah Winfrey, Lois P. Nicholson
- Young Frederick Douglass, the slave who learned to read, written by Linda Walvoord Girard ; illustrated by Collin Bootman
- Harriet Tubman, Nest Entertainment and Rich Animation Studios
- Bad boy, a memoir, by Walter Dean Myers
- Paul Robeson, no one can silence me, Martin Duberman ; foreword by Jason Reynolds
- Reggie Jackson, Norman L. Macht ; introduction by Jim Murray
- Searching for Sarah Rector, the richest Black girl in America, Tonya Bolden
- Michael Jordan, beyond Air, by Philip Brooks
- Let's meet Martin Luther King, Jr., Colleen A. Sexton
- Barack Obama, working to make a difference, Marlene Targ Brill
- Booker T. Washington, leader and educator, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack ; illustrated by Michael Bryant
- A picture book of Harriet Tubman, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Samuel Byrd
- Mary Church Terrell, leader for equality, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
- Beyoncé, pop star, Katie Lajiness
- A girl named Rosa, the true story of Rosa Parks, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Melissa Manwill
- Walking the road to freedom, a story about Sojourner Truth, by Jeri Ferris ; illustrations by Peter E. Hanson
- A slave no more, two men who escaped to freedom : including their own narratives of emancipation, David W. Blight
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Nat Turner and the slave revolt, by Tracy Barrett
- A weed is a flower, the life of George Washington Carver, Written and illustrated by Aliki. --
- Don't ride the bus on Monday, the Rosa Parks story, Illustrated by David Scott Brown
- Saving American Beach, the biography of African American environmentalist MaVynee Betsch, written by Heidi Tyline King ; illustrated by Caldecott honoree Ekua Holmes
- The youngest marcher, the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist, Cynthia Levinson ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
- The dragons, the giant, the women, a memoir, Wayétu Moore
- Rosa Parks, my story, by Rosa Parks, with Jim Haskins
- Michael Jordan, basketball superstar & commercial icon, by Jeff Hawkins
- Malcolm X, written by Kibibi Mack-Williams
- Twelve Years a Slave, Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, Solomon Northup ; Introduction by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- Martin Luther King Jr., written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Mai Ly Degnan
- Beyoncé, Queen of the spotlight, Ebony Joy Wilkins ; illustrated by Rachel Sanson
- Serena Williams, by Michael Bradley
- Bessie Coleman, daring to fly, by Sally M. Walker ; illustrations by Janice Lee Porter
- Dreams from my father, a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
- Dr. Mae Jemison, brave rocketeer, Heather Alexander ; interior illustrations by Jen Bricking
- Through my eyes, the autobiography of Ruby Bridges
- When Marian sang, the true recital of Marian Anderson, written by Pam Muñoz Ryan ; illustrated by Brian Selznick
- Simone Biles, Dan Wetzel ; illustrations by Marcelo Baez
- Jesse Owens, by Mervyn Kaufman. Illustrated by Larry Johnson
- Colin Powell, by Catherine Reef
- Champion, the story of Muhammad Ali, Jim Haskins ; illustrations by Eric Velasquez
- Proud, living my American dream, Ibtihaj Muhammad
- Frederick Douglass, Sharman Apt Russell ; senior consulting editor, Nathan Irvin Huggins. --
- Muhammad Ali, written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Brosmind
- The dead are arising, the life of Malcolm X, Les Payne and Tamara Payne
- Satchel Paige, Lesa Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
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