African Americans -- Biography
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African Americans -- Biography
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- Flying high, the story of gymnastics champion Simone Biles, Michelle Meadows ; illustrated by Ebony Glenn
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- Who is Shaquille O'Neal?, by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- Fly high!, the story of Bessie Coleman, Louise Borden and Mary Kay Kroeger ; illustrated by Teresa Flavin
- 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
- Martin Luther King Jr., a peaceful leader, by Sarah Albee ; pictures by Chin Ko
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Who is Muhammad Ali?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- Nothing but trouble, the story of Althea Gibson, by Sue Stauffacher ; illustrated by Greg Couch
- Go free or die, a story about Harriet Tubman, by Jeri Ferris ; illustrations by Karen Ritz
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- Searching for Sarah Rector, the richest Black girl in America, Tonya Bolden
- Malcolm X., a life of reinvention, Manning Marable
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Colin Kaepernick, athletes who made a difference, Blake Hoena ; illustrated by Sam LeDoyen
- Who is Michelle Obama?, by Megan Stine ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Things that make white people uncomfortable, adapted for young adults, Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin
- A girl named Rosa, the true story of Rosa Parks, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Melissa Manwill
- 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
- Addy, an American girl, by Connie Porter
- 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
- Freedom river, Doreen Rappaport ; pictures by Bryan Collier
- Beyoncé, shine your light, written by Sarah Warren and illustrated by Geneva Bowers
- I look up to... Oprah Winfrey, Anna Membrino, Fatti Burke
- Chasing space, by Leland Melvin
- Duke Ellington, the piano prince and his orchestra, Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- The daring escape of Ellen Craft, by Cathy Moore ; illustrations by Mary O'Keefe Young
- 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
- Julius Erving, Josh Wilker
- Ruby Bridges, written by Kekla Magoon ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- Wilma unlimited, how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman, Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by David Diaz
- Minty, a story of young Harriet Tubman, by Alan Schroeder ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Who was Harriet Tubman?, by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison
- Who was Duke Ellington?, by M. D. Payne ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Who was Harriet Tubman?, by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Nancy Harrison
- Amanda Gorman, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Queenbe Monyei
- Dreams from my father, a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
- A picture book of George Washington Carver, David A. Adler ; illustrated by Dan Brown
- A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr., David A. Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla
- The story of Ruby Bridges, by Robert Coles ; illustrated by George Ford
- The ABCs of Black history, words by Rio Cortez ; pictures by Lauren Semmer
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Who was Coretta Scott King?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- 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
- The slaves' war, the Civil War in the words of former slaves, Andrew Ward
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