African Americans -- Biography
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African Americans -- Biography
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- Mae Jemison, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Janna Morton
- All about Madame C.J. Walker, A'Lelia Bundles ; interior illustrator, Kirsten Halvorsen
- Who is Shaquille O'Neal?, by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- John Lewis, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall
- Paul Robeson, no one can silence me, Martin Duberman ; foreword by Jason Reynolds
- Martin's Big words, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Doreen Rappaport ; illustrations by Brian Collier
- Schomburg, the man who built a library, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- Malcolm X., a life of reinvention, Manning Marable
- Who is Muhammad Ali?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- A song for the unsung, Bayard Rustin, the man behind the 1963 March on Washington, by Carole Boston Wetherford & Rob Sanders ; illustrated by Byron McCray
- York's adventures with Lewis and Clark, an African-American's part in the great expedition, by Rhoda Blumberg
- Who is Colin Kaepernick?, by Lakita Wilson ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Who is Michelle Obama?, by Megan Stine ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Saving American Beach, the biography of African American environmentalist MaVynee Betsch, written by Heidi Tyline King ; illustrated by Caldecott honoree Ekua Holmes
- Claudette Colvin, twice toward justice, by Phillip Hoose
- Martin Luther King Jr., written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Mai Ly Degnan
- Little leaders, bold women in black history, Vashti Harrison
- Through my eyes, the autobiography of Ruby Bridges
- Harriet Tubman, by Kit Jazynka ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager
- Roots, the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley
- 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
- Frederick Douglass, voice for justice, voice for freedom, by Frank Murphy ; illustrations by Nicole Tadgell
- March forward, girl, from young warrior to Little Rock Nine, by Melba Pattillo Beals ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Who was Harriet Tubman?, by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison
- Dreams from my father, a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
- Who was Harriet Tubman?, by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison
- Amos Fortune, free man, Elizabeth Yates ; illustrated by Nora S. Unwin
- Dreams from my father, Barack Obama
- The autobiography of Malcolm X, with the assistance of Alex Haley ; introduction by M.S. Handler ; epilogue by Alex Haley
- Duke Ellington, the piano prince and his orchestra, Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- Josephine Baker, written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Agathe Sorlet
- The Hemingses of Monticello, an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
- Who are Venus and Serena Williams?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson
- Timelines from Black history, leaders, legends, legacies, [writer and consultant, Mireille Harper]
- Who is Zendaya?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- Black fortunes, the story of the first six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires, Shomari Wills
- Harriet Tubman, Barbara Kramer
- Who was Ida B. Wells?, by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Ted Hammond
- A mighty long way, my journey to justice at Little Rock Central High School, Carlotta Walls LaNier ; with Lisa Frazier Page
- Little leaders, bold women in black history, Vashti Harrison
- Be a king, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Ella Fitzgerald, written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Bárbara Alca ; translated by Raquel Plitt
- Escape North!, the story of Harriet Tubman, by Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Teresa Flavin
- Laverne Cox, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Olivia Daisy Coles
- The beautiful struggle, a memoir, Ta-Nehisi Coates
- What was your dream, Dr. King?, and other questions about Martin Luther King, Jr., by Mary Kay Carson
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