African Americans -- Biography
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African Americans -- Biography
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African Americans
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- Matthew Henson, Maryann N. Weidt
- Mae Jemison, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Janna Morton
- Frederick Douglass, by William S. McFeely
- Who is Shaquille O'Neal?, by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- Sojourner Truth, ain't I a woman?, by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack
- Phillis Wheatley, first African-American poet, by Carol Greene
- Young Frederick Douglass, the slave who learned to read, written by Linda Walvoord Girard ; illustrated by Collin Bootman
- Kobe Bryant, by Michael E. Goodman
- 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., [Emma E. Haldy ; illustrated by Jeff Bane]
- Martin Luther King Jr., a peaceful leader, by Sarah Albee ; pictures by Chin Ko
- Sheryl Swoopes, by Rosemary Wallner
- A picture book of Thurgood Marshall, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Schomburg, the man who built a library, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- The faith of Elijah Cummings, the north star of equal justice, written by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Serena Williams, tennis ace, by Andrew Pina
- Malcolm X., a life of reinvention, Manning Marable
- On the court with-- Michael Jordan, Matt Christopher
- Harriet Tubman, freedom fighter, by Nadia L. Hohn ; pictures by Gustavo Mazali
- A picture book of Jesse Owens, David Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla
- Who is Muhammad Ali?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- Proud, living my American dream, Ibtihaj Muhammad
- The daring escape of Ellen Craft, by Cathy Moore ; illustrations by Mary O'Keefe Young
- Martin Luther King Jr., fighting for civil rights, Michael A. Schuman and Anne E. Schraff
- Muhammad Ali, written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Brosmind
- Rosa Parks, by Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed
- The dead are arising, the life of Malcolm X, Les Payne and Tamara Payne
- Rosa Parks, Sandra Donovan
- Louis Armstrong, "Jazz is played from the heart", Michael A. Schuman
- Bill Pickett, rodeo ridin' cowboy, Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- Satchel Paige, Lesa Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Ruby Bridges, written by Kekla Magoon ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- A picture book of Harriet Tubman, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Samuel Byrd
- Only passing through, the story of Sojourner Truth, by Anne Rockwell ; illustrated by Gregory Christie
- Malcolm X, Jack Rummel ; senior consulting editor, Nathan Irvin Huggins
- Free at last!, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Angela Bull
- Who is Colin Kaepernick?, by Lakita Wilson ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Uncensored, my life and uncomfortable conversations at the intersection of black and white America, Zachary R. Wood
- A girl named Rosa, the true story of Rosa Parks, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Melissa Manwill
- African American women scientists and inventors, Otha Richard Sullivan ; Jim Haskins, general editor
- Nat Turner's slave rebellion in American history, Judith Edwards
- The stone thrower, Jael Ealey Richardson ; pictures by Matt James
- Barack Obama, by Joanne Mattern
- Unsung heroes of U.S. history, by Todd Kortemeier
- 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
- Duke Ellington, "I live with music", Carin T. Ford
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