African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Martin Luther King Jr., a life of determination, by Sheila Rivera
- Donald Glover, Therese M. Shea
- Jackie Robinson, strong inside and out, by the editors of Time for Kids and Denise Lewis Patrick
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., David A. Adler ; illustrated by Colin Bootman
- Young, gifted and black, meet 52 black heroes from past and present, words by Jamia Wilson ; illustrated by Andrea Pippins
- Martin Luther King, Jr., by Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrated by Jamie Smith
- Frederick Douglass, in his own words, by Nicole Shea
- 50 American heroes every kid should meet, Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe
- Escape from slavery, the boyhood of Frederick Douglass in his own words, edited and illustrated by Michael McCurdy
- Martin Luther King Jr., written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Mai Ly Degnan
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- Martin's dream, by Jane Kurtz ; illustrated by Amy June Bates
- The life of Paul Robeson, actor, singer, political activist, David K. Wright
- Jesse Jackson, by Barbara M. Linde
- Martin's Big words, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Doreen Rappaport ; illustrations by Brian Collier
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Before she was Harriet, the story of Harriet Tubman, by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Martin Luther King, Jr., by Dharathula H. Millender ; illustrated by Al Fiorentino
- The life of W.E.B. Du Bois, civil rights champion, Mark Rowh
- Crispus Attucks, Black leader of colonial patriots, by Dharathula H. Millender ; illustrated by Gray Morrow
- Malcolm X, Get to Know the Civil Rights Activist, by Ebony Joy Wilkins
- Amos Fortune, free man, Elizabeth Yates ; illustrated by Nora S. Unwin
- Jackie Ormes, by J.P. Miller ; illustrated by Amanda Quartey
- Harriet Tubman, antislavery activist, M.W. Taylor ; with additional text by Heather Lehr Wagner
- Hand in hand, ten Black men who changed America, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; paintings by Brian Pinkney
- Who was Coretta Scott King?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Harriet Tubman, by Kit Jazynka ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager
- Your legacy, a bold reclaiming of our enslaved history, written by Schele Williams ; illustrated by Tonya Engel
- African-American history makers collection, readers that grow with you : 4 books in one!
- I am Harriet Tubman, Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Sojourner Truth, Peter Krass ; [introductory essay by Coretta Scott King]
- Martin Luther King Jr., fighting for civil rights, Michael A. Schuman and Anne E. Schraff
- Pathfinders, the journeys of 16 extraordinary Black souls, Tonya Bolden
- Harriet Tubman, M.W. Taylor ; senior consulting editor, Nathan Irvin Huggins
- The story of Frederick Douglass, voice of freedom, by Eric Weiner ; illustrated by Steven Parton
- The ABCs of Black history, words by Rio Cortez ; pictures by Lauren Semmer
- The highest tribute, Thurgood Marshall's life, leadership, and legacy / written by Kekla Magoon ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Martin Luther King, Jr., young man with a dream, by Dharathula H. Millender ; illustrated by Al Fiorentino. --
- Booker T. Washington, [Emma E. Haldy ; illustrated by Jeff Bane]
- Who was Booker T. Washington?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Jake Murray
- The life of Martin Luther King, Jr., leader for civil rights, Michael A. Schuman
- Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?, by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf
- Harriet Tubman, freedom's trailblazer, by Kathleen Kudlinski ; illustrated by Robert Brown
- Barack Obama, United States President : updated and expanded!, by Roberta Edwards ; illustrated by Ken Call and with photographs
- Dreams from my father, a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
- Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, by Grace Hansen
- Harriet Tubman, leader of the Underground Railroad, Norma Jean Lutz
- Who was Jesse Owens?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Philip Reid saves the statue of freedom, written by Steven Sellers Lapham and Dr. Eugene Walton ; Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
- Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader and American hero, by Dr. Hugh Roome ; poem by Jodie Shepherd
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