African Americans -- Biography
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African Americans -- Biography
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- Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?, by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf
- Tiny stitches, the life of medical pioneer Vivien Thomas, by Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Colin Bootman
- Michael Jordan, a life above the rim, Robert Lipsyte
- Child of the dream, a memoir of 1963, Sharon Robinson
- Young Martin Luther King, Jr., "I have a dream", by Joanne Mattern ; illustrated by Allan Eitzen
- Hank Aaron, home run king, Jacob Margolies
- Barack Obama, working to make a difference, Marlene Targ Brill
- A girl named Rosa, the true story of Rosa Parks, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Melissa Manwill
- Singled out, the true story of Glenn Burke, Andrew Maraniss
- Dr. Mae Jemison, brave rocketeer, Heather Alexander ; interior illustrations by Jen Bricking
- Hidden figures, the true story of four Black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- A spy called James, the true story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War double agent, Anne Rockwell ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
- Reaching for the Moon, the autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, Katherine Johnson
- Pauli Murray, the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist, by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasús Jennings
- Muhammad Ali, champion, by Arlene Schulman
- A picture book of Jackie Robinson, David A. Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla
- Derrick Rose, by Michael Sandler ; consultant, Charlie Zegers
- Through my eyes, Ruby Bridges ; articles and interviews compiled and edited by Margo Lundell
- Booker T. Washington, a photo-illustrated biography, by Margo McLoone
- The real McCoy, the life of an African-American inventor, by Wendy Towle ; paintings by Wil Clay
- Sojourner Truth, ain't I a woman?, by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack
- Stitch by stitch, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly sews her way to freedom, by Connie Schofield-Morrison ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
- Flying high, the story of gymnastics champion Simone Biles, Michelle Meadows ; illustrated by Ebony Glenn
- Charlie Parker played be bop, Chris Raschka
- Duke Ellington, the piano prince and his orchestra, Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- Super sports star Eddie George, Stew Thornley
- Lighting the fires of freedom, African American women in the civil rights movement, janet Dewart Bell
- Martin Luther King Day, by Linda Lowery ; illustrated by Hetty Mitchell
- The Hemingses of Monticello, an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Marshall Frady
- Uncensored, my life and uncomfortable conversations at the intersection of black and white America, Zachary R. Wood
- Lift as you climb, the story of Ella Baker, Patricia Hruby Powell, R. Gregory Christie
- Twelve years a slave, Solomon Northup ; foreword by Steve McQueen ; introduction by Ira Berlin ; general editor and afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr
- A voice of her own, the story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet, Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Paul Lee
- Who is Zendaya?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- Bee fearless, dream like a kid, Mikaila Ulmer, with Brin Stevens
- Molly, by golly!, the legend of Molly Williams, America's first female firefighter, Dianne Ochiltree ; illustrated by Kathleen Kemly
- Lewis Latimer, engineering wizard, Denise Lewis Patrick ; interior illustrations by Daniel Duncan
- I am Muhammad Ali, Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- The secret garden of George Washington Carver, written by Gene Barretta ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- The grail guitar, the search for Jimi Hendrix's "Purple haze" Telecaster, Chris Adams
- Walking the road to freedom, a story about Sojourner Truth, by Jeri Ferris ; illustrations by Peter E. Hanson
- I am Harriet Tubman, Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Freedom walkers, the story of the Montgomery bus boycott, Russell Freedman
- Who was Jesse Owens?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Dreams from my father, a story of race and inheritance, by Barack Obama
- Before she was Harriet, by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James E. Ransome
- Phillis Wheatley: young Colonial poet,, by Kathryn Kilby Borland and Helen Ross Speicher. Illustrated by William K. Plummer
- Super sports star Randy Moss, Stew Thornley
- The story of Harriet Tubman, conductor of the underground railroad, by Kate McMullan ; illustrated by Steven James Petruccio
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