African Americans
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African Americans
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African Americans
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- Hammering for freedom, the William Lewis story, by Rita Lorraine Hubbard ; illustrations by John Holyfield
- Hands up!, Breanna J. McDaniel ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- The souls of Black folk, by W.E.B. Du Bois ; introduction by Henry Lewis Gates, Jr
- Visiting day, by Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by James Ransome
- The road to Paris, Nikki Grimes
- Princess and the peas, Rachel Himes
- I got the Christmas spirit, Connie Schofield-Morrison ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Breathless, Beverly Jenkins
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, by Karina Yan Glaser
- The perfect present, Rochelle Alers, Cheris Hodges, and Pamela Yaye
- Young, gifted and black, meet 52 black heroes from past and present, words by Jamia Wilson ; illustrated by Andrea Pippins
- Stony the road, Reconstruction, white supremacy, and the rise of Jim Crow, Henry Louis Gates, Jr
- Black heroes of the wild west, a toon graphic by James Otis Smith, introduction by Kadir Nelson ; [editorial director and books designer, Françoise Mouly ; colors by Frank Reynoso]
- Claudette Colvin, written by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- Kwanzaa, by Lola M. Schaefer
- The story of the black national anthem, by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with A.R. Carser
- Freedom in Congo Square, by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
- Silencer, Marcus Wicker
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- Redemption, Martin Luther King Jr.'s last 31 hours, Joseph Rosenbloom
- Dear yesteryear, text by and photographs curated by Kimberly Annece Henderson ; hand lettering by Ciara LeRoy
- A girl named Rosa, the true story of Rosa Parks, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Melissa Manwill
- Before she was Harriet, the story of Harriet Tubman, by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- All American boys, a novel, Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
- Blacks in Paris, African American culture in Europe, by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Anitra Budd
- Get a hit, Mo!, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Sam Ricks
- No small potatoes, Junius G. Groves and his kingdom in Kansas, by Tonya Bolden ; illustrated by Don Tate
- So done, by Paula Chase
- Seven guitars, August Wilson
- Genesis begins again, Alicia D. Williams
- Rescue on the Outer Banks, by Candice F. Ransom ; illustrated by Karen Ritz
- Shai & Emmie star in Dancy pants!, Quvenzhané Wallis with Nancy Ohlin ; illustrated by Sharee Miller
- Class act, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
- Jefferson's sons, a founding father's secret children, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Shai & Emmie star in Break an egg!, Quvenzhané Wallis with Nancy Ohlin ; Illustrated by Sharee Miller
- Juneteenth, by Rachel Grack
- Brown, poems, Kevin Young ; photographs by Melanie Dunea
- The crossover, by Kwame Alexander
- Slavery and the making of America, James Oliver Horton, Lois E. Horton
- A child's introduction to African American history, the experiences, people, and events that shaped our country, Jabari Asim ; illustrated by Lynn Gaines
- Who was Coretta Scott King?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Pointe, Brandy Colbert
- Swing, Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess
- Buzzing with questions, the Inquisitive mind of Charles Henry Turner, Janice N. Harrington ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III
- Who was Booker T. Washington?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Jake Murray
- Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky, the graphic novel, adapted by Robert Venditti ; illustrated by Olivia Stephens ; coloring by Laura Langston ; lettering by Ariana Maher
- So done, Paula Chase
- Because of you, John Lewis, the true story of a remarkable friendship, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Keith Henry Brown
- Everybody's son, a novel, Thrity Umrigar
- Max's fun day, by Adria F. Klein ; illustrated by Mernie Gallagher-Cole
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