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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors

Written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld

As they fix up their new house, Herbie and his sister discover how many things that we use every day were designed by black inventors. Individual biographies accompany each invention.

3rd - 7th

Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper

Written by Ann Malaspina

Meet Alice Coachman, whose parents think she needs to act more like a lady. Alice doesn’t give up...

1st - 4th

The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Written by Crystal Hubbard

This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby....

1st - 4th

Martin's Big Words

Written by Doreen Rappaport

This story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told using his own “big words.”

1st - 3rd

Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky

Written by Faith Ringgold

This book weaves the history Harriet Tubman and her work with the Underground Railroad into a...

Pre-K - 2nd

In the Shadow of Liberty The Hidden History of Slavery Four Presidents and Five Black Lives

Written by Davis and Kenneth C

Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers―who fought for liberty and justice for...

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Promises To Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

Written by Sharon Robinson

A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique...

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The Greatest: Muhammad Ali

Written by Walter Dean Myers

A riveting portrait of the world's greatest boxer chronicles his childhood, his rise as a champion,...

7th - 10th

Stealing Home: The Story Of Jackie Robinson

Written by Barry Denenberg

Jackie Robinson was a great athlete, but his destiny went far beyond the baseball diamond. As the...

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Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman

Written by Reeve Lindbergh

Nobody Owns the Sky is the story of Bessie Coleman, a young African American woman who pursues her...

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