107 Books in the JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice, Racism & Colorism Category

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Abolition and the African American Story

Abolition and the African American Story
Rosa Parks: A Little Golden Book Biography

Rosa Parks: A Little Golden Book Biography
How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America

How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America
I Have a Dream

I Have a Dream
A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers): My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers): My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Traveling Shoes: The Story of Willye White, Us Olympian and Long Jump Champion

Traveling Shoes: The Story of Willye White, Us Olympian and Long Jump Champion
Sankofa: A Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging

Sankofa: A Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging
Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King

Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King
Slavery and the African American Story

Slavery and the African American Story
Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America

Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America
What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
Young, Gifted and Black Too: 52 Black Heroes to Celebrate and Discover

Young, Gifted and Black Too: 52 Black Heroes to Celebrate and Discover
The (Young) Antiracist’s Workbook: Questions for Changemakers

The (Young) Antiracist’s Workbook: Questions for Changemakers
Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement

Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement
A Flag for Juneteenth

A Flag for Juneteenth
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
I Am Ruby Bridges

I Am Ruby Bridges
Stand Up!: 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change

Stand Up!: 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change
The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States
The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States
What Is Juneteenth?

What Is Juneteenth?
Because of You, John Lewis

Because of You, John Lewis
The Legacy of Jim Crow

The Legacy of Jim Crow
Me and White Supremacy (Young Readers’)

Me and White Supremacy (Young Readers’)
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
A History of Me

A History of Me
Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote

Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South

Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South
Martin Luther King Jr.: My First Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.: My First Martin Luther King Jr.
The Talk (paperback): Conversations about Race, Love & Truth

The Talk (paperback): Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
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
Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
What Is the Civil Rights Movement?

What Is the Civil Rights Movement?
Mighty Justice: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree

Mighty Justice: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?: A Who Was? Board Book

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?: A Who Was? Board Book
Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight

Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth

The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
The Teachers March!: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History

The Teachers March!: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History
I Am Strong: A Little Book about Rosa Parks

I Am Strong: A Little Book about Rosa Parks
It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)

It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story

A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.
Badass Black Girl: Questions, Quotes, and Affirmations for Teens

Badass Black Girl: Questions, Quotes, and Affirmations for Teens
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
What Were the Negro Leagues?

What Were the Negro Leagues?
Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963)

Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963)
Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove

Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove
Hector: A Boy, a Protest, and the Photograph That Changed Apartheid

Hector: A Boy, a Protest, and the Photograph That Changed Apartheid
Bivouac

Bivouac
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon

A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
Biddy Mason Speaks Up

Biddy Mason Speaks Up
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
America Border Culture Dreamer: The Young Immigrant Experience from A to Z

America Border Culture Dreamer: The Young Immigrant Experience from A to Z
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide

We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide
Grandad Mandela

Grandad Mandela
Who Was Booker T. Washington?

Who Was Booker T. Washington?
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present

Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man

Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
The United States V. Jackie Robinson

The United States V. Jackie Robinson
March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine

March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine
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
Martin’s Dream Day

Martin’s Dream Day
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day

A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
Freedom in Congo Square

Freedom in Congo Square
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama

Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama
Brown Girl Dreaming

Brown Girl Dreaming
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
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
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers

Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song

Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song
Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Older Readers)

Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Older Readers)
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
Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer—who’s that, who? Why, that’s MISS Josephine Baker, to you!

Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, singer—who’s that, who? Why, that’s MISS Josephine Baker, to you!
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
Art from Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter

Art from Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter
When the Children Marched: The Birmingham Civil Rights Movement (Prime)

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

Rosa
Miss Crandall’s School For Young Ladies & Little Misses Of Color

Miss Crandall’s School For Young Ladies & Little Misses Of Color
Black and White Airmen: Their True History

Black and White Airmen: Their True History
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))
No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance

No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance
Let Them Play (True Story)

Let Them Play (True Story)
Remember: The Journey to School Integration

Remember: The Journey to School Integration

Children of the Civil Rights Era

Children of the Civil Rights Era
To Be a Slave

To Be a Slave
The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano

The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano
From Slave Ship to Freedom Road

From Slave Ship to Freedom Road

Escape from Slavery: Five Journeys to Freedom

Escape from Slavery: Five Journeys to Freedom
Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights

Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights
Teammates

Teammates