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There Was a Party for Langston

Written by Jason Reynolds and Illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey & Jarrett Pumphrey

Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making man. The King of Letters...

Pre-K - 3rd

Juneteenth for Mazie

Written and Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a...

Pre-K - 2nd
21100

Before She Was Harriet

Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Illustrated by James Ransome

We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General...

Pre-K - 3rd
20999

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom

Written by Gary D. Schmidt and Illustrated by Daniel Minter
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall...
Pre-K - 3rd
20998

Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry

Written and Illustrated by Ashley Bryan

"And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely -- I'll make me a world." -...

Pre-K - 3rd
20980

Shirley Chisholm Is A Verb!

Written by Veronica Chambers and Illustrated by Rachelle Baker
A timely picture book biography about Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who...
Pre-K - 3rd
20977

No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas

Written by Tonya Bolden and Illustrated by Don Tate
Discover the incredible true story of how one of history's most successful potato farmers began life...
Pre-K - 3rd
15755

A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver

Written and Illustrated by Aliki
Brief text and pictures present the life of a man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted...
Pre-K - 3rd
15566

Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky

Written and Illustrated by Faith Ringgold
This book weaves the history Harriet Tubman and her work with the Underground Railroad into a modern...
Pre-K - 2nd
15529

A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Written by David A. Adler and Illustrated by Robert Casilla
An introduction to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from his childhood to his assassination...
Pre-K - 3rd
15528

Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins

Written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue Lagarrigue
There were signs all throughout town telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go...
Pre-K - 3rd
15526

Teammates

Written by Peter Golenbock and Illustrated by Paul Bacon
Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s, becoming the first African American on a...
Pre-K - 3rd
15525

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Written by Robert Coles and Illustrated by George Ford
The story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in New...
Pre-K - 3rd