African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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African Americans
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- Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad, by Michael Martin
- Mae Jemison, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Janna Morton
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- Malcolm X, by Jack Slater
- African American biographies, v. 8
- Martin Luther King Jr., a peaceful leader, by Sarah Albee ; pictures by Chin Ko
- 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
- Martin Luther King, Jr., voice for equality!, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Youneek Studios ; lettering & design by Comicraft: John Rosell [and four others] ; cover art by Ian Churchill
- Jackie Robinson, strong inside and out, by the editors of Time for Kids and Denise Lewis Patrick
- Young, gifted and black, meet 52 black heroes from past and present, words by Jamia Wilson ; illustrated by Andrea Pippins
- Harriet Tubman, journey to freedom, Sandra A. Agard
- The highest tribute, Thurgood Marshall's life, leadership, and legacy / written by Kekla Magoon ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Before she was Harriet, the story of Harriet Tubman, by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Who was Coretta Scott King?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Little heroes of color, 50 who made a big difference, by David Heredia
- With books and bricks, how Booker T. Washington built a school, Suzanne Slade ; pictures by Nicole Tadgell
- Muhammad Ali, written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Brosmind
- Paul Robeson, Scott Ehrlich ; senior consulting editor, Nathan Irvin Huggins. --
- The United States v. Jackie Robinson, written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
- Martin Luther King Jr., written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Mai Ly Degnan
- Jesse Owens, athletes who made a difference, Blake Hoena ; illustrated by David Shephard
- Who was Booker T. Washington?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Jake Murray
- Who is the man in the air?, Michael Jordan, by Gabe Soria ; illustrated by Brittney Williams
- Harriet Tubman, written by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- Little legends, exceptional men in black history, Vashti Harrison with Kwesi Johnson
- Jesse Owens, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Anna Katharina Jansen
- Martin Luther King, the peaceful warrior, Ed Clayton ; illustrated by Donald Bermudez
- Hand in hand, ten Black men who changed America, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; paintings by Brian Pinkney
- Harriet Tubman, Barbara Kramer
- Little leaders, bold women in black history, Vashti Harrison
- Katherine Johnson, by Thea Feldman ; illustrated by Alyssa Petersen
- Barack Obama, Caroline Crosson Gilpin
- 28 days, moments in Black history that changed the world, Charles R. Smith Jr. ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- Because Claudette, Tracey Baptiste ; illustrated by Tonya Engel
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Dianne M. MacMillan
- Midnight teacher, Lilly Ann Granderson and her secret school, by Janet Halfmann ; illustrated by London Ladd
- Laverne Cox, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Olivia Daisy Coles
- Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?, by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf
- Who was Jesse Owens?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- The fierce 44, black Americans who shook up the world, written by the staff of The Undefeated ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr
- As good as anybody, Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's amazing march towards freedom, by Richard Michelson ; illustrated by Raul Colon
- When Harriet met Sojourner, by Catherine Clinton ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- Up close, W.E.B. Du Bois, a twentieth-century life, by Tonya Bolden
- Coretta, the autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King, by Coretta Scott King with the Reverend Dr. Barbara Reynolds ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes
- Who was?, Frederick Douglass, Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Underground Railroad
- Muhammad Ali visual encyclopedia, written by Clive Gifford
- We can, portraits of power, by Tyler Gordon
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