113 Books in the JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century Category

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Troubled Waters: A River’s Journey Toward Justice

Troubled Waters: A River’s Journey Toward Justice
Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game

Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game
Abolition and the African American Story

Abolition and the African American Story
Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!

Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!
Let Us March On!: James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade

Let Us March On!: James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade
Ida B. Wells Marches for the Vote

Ida B. Wells Marches for the Vote
The Dream Big, Little One Collection

The Dream Big, Little One Collection
Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X: The Fatal Friendship (a Young Readers Adaptation of Blood Brothers)

Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X: The Fatal Friendship (a Young Readers Adaptation of Blood Brothers)
More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll

Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll
Birmingham, 1963

Birmingham, 1963
Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement

Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
H Is For Harlem

H Is For Harlem
Saving Earth: Climate Change and the Fight for Our Future

Saving Earth: Climate Change and the Fight for Our Future
Because Claudette

Because Claudette
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You

Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
Who Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?: Rosa Parks: A Who HQ Graphic Novel

Who Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?: Rosa Parks: A Who HQ Graphic Novel
Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement 1963 (Library Edition)

Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement 1963 (Library Edition)
Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Civil Rights Movement

Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Civil Rights Movement
What Was the Harlem Renaissance?

What Was the Harlem Renaissance?
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation

Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
20th Century African American History for Kids: The Major Events That Shaped the Past and Present

20th Century African American History for Kids: The Major Events That Shaped the Past and Present
The Burning (Young Readers Edition): Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

The Burning (Young Readers Edition): Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
Wild Rain: Women Who Dare

Wild Rain: Women Who Dare
Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book

Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book
Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States

Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States
Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters

Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters
The Teachers March!: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History

The Teachers March!: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History
Red Shoes

Red Shoes
Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul

Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote

Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance

One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
Wild Rain (mass market paperback): Women Who Dare

Wild Rain (mass market paperback): Women Who Dare

Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM

Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story

A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker

Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
Malcolm X: Get to Know the Civil Rights Activist

Malcolm X: Get to Know the Civil Rights Activist
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace

Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace
I Am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood

Thurgood
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound

Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon

I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow

Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow
Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins

Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality

This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?

Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The Funniest Man in Baseball: The True Story of Max Patkin

The Funniest Man in Baseball: The True Story of Max Patkin
The Civil Rights Movement (a Step Into History)

The Civil Rights Movement (a Step Into History)
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You

Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
The United States V. Jackie Robinson

The United States V. Jackie Robinson
All About Madam C. J. Walker

All About Madam C. J. Walker
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court

Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
Rosa Parks (Little People, Big Dreams)

Rosa Parks (Little People, Big Dreams)
Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song

Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement

If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement
The Legendary Miss Lena Horne

The Legendary Miss Lena Horne
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
Martin’s Dream Day

Martin’s Dream Day
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance

One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
Preaching to the Chickens

Preaching to the Chickens
The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton

The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton
We March

We March
I am Martin Luther King, Jr.

I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound

Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama

Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama
Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America

Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America
The Secret World of Walter Anderson

The Secret World of Walter Anderson
The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage

The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band

Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
Child of the Civil Rights Movement

Child of the Civil Rights Movement
I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
I Have a Dream (Picture Book)

I Have a Dream (Picture Book)
Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King Jr’s Final Hours

Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King Jr’s Final Hours
Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration Of Rosa, Barack, And The Pioneers Of Change

Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration Of Rosa, Barack, And The Pioneers Of Change
Round And Round Together: Taking A Merry-Go-Round Ride Into The Civil Rights Movement (The Nautilus Series)

Round And Round Together: Taking A Merry-Go-Round Ride Into The Civil Rights Movement (The Nautilus Series)
Simeon’s Story: An Eyewitness Account Of The Kidnapping Of Emmett Till

Simeon’s Story: An Eyewitness Account Of The Kidnapping Of Emmett Till
A Nation’s Hope: the Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis

A Nation’s Hope: the Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
Scholastic Reader Level 2: Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story: My True Story

Scholastic Reader Level 2: Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story: My True Story
Ron’s Big Mission

Ron’s Big Mission
Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit

Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit

Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices

Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
When the Children Marched: The Birmingham Civil Rights Movement (Prime)

When the Children Marched: The Birmingham Civil Rights Movement (Prime)
Rosa

Rosa
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))

Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))
Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference

Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference
A Negro League Scrapbook

A Negro League Scrapbook
Remember: The Journey to School Integration

Remember: The Journey to School Integration

Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman

Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman
If A Bus Could Talk: The Story Of Rosa Parks

If A Bus Could Talk: The Story Of Rosa Parks
Children of the Civil Rights Era

Children of the Civil Rights Era
Children of the Relocation Camps (Picture the American Past)

Children of the Relocation Camps (Picture the American Past)
Through My Eyes

Through My Eyes
Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights

Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights
The Dream Keeper: And Other Poems

The Dream Keeper: And Other Poems
Red-Tail Angels: The Story Of The Tuskegee Airmen Of World War Ii

Red-Tail Angels: The Story Of The Tuskegee Airmen Of World War Ii
World War II to the New Frontier, 1940-1963 (History of Multicultural America)

World War II to the New Frontier, 1940-1963 (History of Multicultural America)
Great Society to the Reagan Era (History of Multicultural America) 1964-1990

Great Society to the Reagan Era (History of Multicultural America) 1964-1990
Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom

Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom
Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks