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Moses : when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedomWeatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on t ...
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Heart and soul : the story of America and African Americans Nelson, Kadir.
An simple introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the electio ...
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Bigmama's Crews, Donald.
Visiting Bigmama's house in the country, young Donald Crews finds his relatives full of news and the ...
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Chains : seeds of America Anderson, Laurie Halse.
After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels durin ...
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A Chair for my mother Williams, Vera B.
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all ...
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Martin's big words : the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rappaport, Doreen.
This picture book biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brings his life and the profound nature ...
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We march Evans, Shane.
Illustrations and brief text portray the events of the 1963 march in Washington, D.C., where the Rev ...
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Vision of beauty : the story of Sarah Breedlove Walker Lasky, Kathryn.
A biography of Sarah Breedlove Walker who, though born in poverty, pioneered in hair and beauty care ...
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A kid's guide to African American history : more than 70 activities Sanders, Nancy I. |
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Through my eyes Bridges, Ruby.
Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her sch ...
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The Quilt Jonas, Ann.
A child's new patchwork quilt recalls old memories and provides new adventure at bedtime.
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Rosa Giovanni, Nikki. |
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Roll of thunder, hear my cry Taylor, Mildred D.
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and ...
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The Tales of Uncle Remus. The adventures of Brer Rabbit Lester, Julius.
"Lester has retold 48 of the folktales in standard English but with a strong feel for the dialect of ...
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Amazing Grace Hoffman, Mary, 1945-
Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Gr ...
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Wings Myers, Christopher A.
Ikarus Jackson, the new boy in school, is outcast because he has wings. But his resilient spirit in ...
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Bill Pickett, rodeo ridin' cowboy Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
Describes the life and accomplishments of the son of a former slave whose unusual bulldogging style ...
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Peter's chair Keats, Ezra Jack.
When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he rescues the ...
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Bud, not Buddy Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a ...
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Some kind of love : a family reunion in poems Dant, Traci. |
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Sounder Armstrong, William H. 1914-1999
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a youn ...
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Something beautiful Wyeth, Sharon Dennis.
When she goes looking for "something beautiful" in her city neighborhood, a young girl finds beauty ...
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In the time of the drums Siegelson, Kim L.
Mentu, an American-born slave boy, watches his beloved grandmother, Twi, lead the insurrection at Te ...
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Maya Angelou Angelou, Maya |
