141 Books in the Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American Category (collage)
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
by Carole Boston WeatherfordCandlewick Press (Apr 14, 2020)
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The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
by Lesa Cline-RansomePaula Wiseman Books (Jan 14, 2020)
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The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
by Gene BarrettaKatherine Tegen Books (Jan 14, 2020)
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Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World
by Cheryl Willis HudsonCrown Books for Young Readers (Jan 07, 2020)
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Clap Your Hands: A Celebration of Gospel
by Toyomi IgusZonderkidz (Dec 31, 2019)
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What Were the Negro Leagues?
by Varian JohnsonPenguin Workshop (Dec 24, 2019)
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Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace
by Ashley BryanAtheneum (Oct 15, 2019)
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Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician
by Lesa Cline-RansomePaula Wiseman Books (Oct 08, 2019)
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Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963)
by Sharon RobinsonScholastic Press (Sep 03, 2019)
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Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song
by Cynthia GradyMillbrook Press (Sep 01, 2019)
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Wilma Rudolph (Little People, BIG DREAMS)
by Isabel Sãnchez VegaraFrances Lincoln Children’s Books (Jun 04, 2019)
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Muhammad Ali (Little People, BIG DREAMS)
by Isabel Sãnchez VegaraFrances Lincoln Children’s Books (Feb 05, 2019)
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Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow
by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Scholastic Nonfiction (Jan 29, 2019)
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Lift Every Voice and Sing
by James Weldon JohnsonBloomsbury USA Childrens (Jan 08, 2019)
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Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition
by Erica Armstrong DunbarAladdin (Jan 08, 2019)
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Fearless Mary: Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver
by Tami CharlesAlbert Whitman & Company (Jan 01, 2019)
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So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom
by Gary D. SchmidtRoaring Brook Press (Sep 25, 2018)
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We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide
by Carol AndersonBloomsbury YA (Sep 11, 2018)
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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade HudsonRandom House Children’s Books and Just Us Books (Sep 04, 2018)
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Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-RansomePaula Wiseman Books (Jul 03, 2018)
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A Girl Named Misty: The True Story of Misty Copeland (American Girl: A Girl Named)
by Kelly Starling LyonsScholastic Inc (May 29, 2018)
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Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
by Janet HalfmannLee & Low Books (Feb 06, 2018)
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Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
by Jamia WilsonWide Eyed Editions (Feb 01, 2018)
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Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
by Margot Lee ShetterlyHarperCollins (Jan 23, 2018)
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Racing against the Odds: The Story of Wendell Scott, Stock Car Racing’s African-American Champion
by Carole Boston WeatherfordTwo Lions (Jan 09, 2018)
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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
by Ann PetryAmistad (Jan 02, 2018)
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Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
by Carole Boston WeatherfordBloomsbury USA Childrens (Jan 02, 2018)
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Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin
by James L. SwansonScholastic Press (Jan 02, 2018)
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A Child’s Introduction to African American History: The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country
by Jabari AsimBlack Dog & Leventhal (Jan 02, 2018)
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A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
by Claire HartfieldClarion Books (Jan 02, 2018)
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March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine
by Melba Pattillo BealsHMH Books for Young Readers (Jan 02, 2018)
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All About Madam C. J. Walker
by A’Lelia BundlesBlue River Press (Jan 01, 2018)
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
by Vashti HarrisonLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers (Dec 05, 2017)
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Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song
by Kathryn ErskineFarrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers (BYR) (Oct 10, 2017)
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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston WeatherfordCandlewick Press (Sep 12, 2017)
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42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero
by Doreen RappaportCandlewick Press (Sep 05, 2017)
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Who Are Venus and Serena Williams?
by James Buckley Jr.Grosset & Dunlap (Aug 08, 2017)
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Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
by Andrea J. LoneyLee & Low Books (Jul 24, 2017)
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My Daddy Rules the World: Poems About Fathers
by Hope Anita SmithHenry Holt & Company (BYR) (May 16, 2017)
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The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life
by Kwame AlexanderHMH Books for Young Readers (Feb 14, 2017)
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The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
by Cynthia LevinsonAtheneum Books for Young Readers (Jan 17, 2017)
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Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls
by Tonya BoldenAbrams Books (Jan 10, 2017)
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Hidden Figures Young Readers’ Edition
by Margot Lee ShetterlyHarperCollins (Nov 29, 2016)
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Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution
by Gretchen WoelfleLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers (Oct 04, 2016)
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You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen
by Carole Boston WeatherfordAtheneum Books for Young Readers (May 03, 2016)
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Brick by Brick: A Snippet of the Life of Booker T. Washington
by Louie T McClainMelanin Origins LLC (Apr 15, 2016)
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I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Brad MeltzerDial Books for Young Readers (Jan 05, 2016)
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The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
by Susan E. GoodmanBloomsbury USA Childrens (Jan 05, 2016)
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Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherfordlittle bee books (Jan 05, 2016)
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Who Was George Washington Carver?
by Jim GigliottiGrosset & Dunlap (Dec 29, 2015)
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My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Ailey
by Lesa Cline-RansomePaula Wiseman Books (Oct 27, 2015)
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Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by Don TatePeachtree Publishers (Sep 01, 2015)
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston WeatherfordCandlewick Press (Aug 04, 2015)
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Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
by Tonya BoldenAbrams Books (Mar 17, 2015)
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Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
by Carole Boston WeatherfordAlbert Whitman & Company (Feb 01, 2015)
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Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer (Step Into Reading, Step 4)
by Michaela and Elaine DeprinceRandom House Books for Young Readers (Oct 14, 2014)
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Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America
by Russell FreedmanHoliday House (Aug 11, 2014)
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The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage
by Walter Dean Myers and Bill MilesAmistad (Jul 22, 2014)
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Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
by Susan Goldman RubinHoliday House (Mar 14, 2014)
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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
by Steve SheinkinRoaring Brook Press (Jan 21, 2014)
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Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become Malcolm X
by Ilyasah Al-ShabazzAtheneum Books for Young Readers (Jan 07, 2014)
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Searching For Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl In America
by Tonya BoldenAbrams Books (Jan 07, 2014)
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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir NelsonAmistad (Dec 23, 2013)
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Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian PinkneyLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers (Jul 30, 2013)
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Child of the Civil Rights Movement
by Paula Young SheltonDragonfly Books (Jul 23, 2013)
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In Daddy’s Arms I am Tall
by Folami Abiade, Dinah Johnson, Carole Boston Weatherford, Dakari Hru, Michael Burgess, E. Ethelbert Miller, Lenard D. Moore, David Anderson, Angela Johnson, Sonia Sanchez, and Davida AdedjoumaLee & Low Books (Apr 01, 2013)
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Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
by Andrea Davis PinkneyHoughton Mifflin Harcourt (Jan 08, 2013)
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You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!
by Jonah WinterSchwartz & Wade (Jan 08, 2013)
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I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
by Arthur R. FlowersGroundwood Books (Jan 01, 2013)
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Fighter for Justice
by Patricia C. MckissackEnslow Elementary (Jan 01, 2013)
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Madam C.J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire (Famous African Americans)
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissackEnslow Publishing (Jan 01, 2013)
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Fifty Cents And A Dream: Young Booker T. Washington
by Jabari AsimLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers (Dec 04, 2012)
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Harlem’s Little Blackbird
by Renée WatsonRandom House Books for Young Readers (Oct 23, 2012)
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Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane’s Musical Journey
by Gary GolioClarion Books (Oct 23, 2012)
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I Have a Dream
by Martin Luther King, Jr.Random House Children’s Books (Oct 09, 2012)
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Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America’s First Female Firefighter
by Dianne OchiltreeCalkins Creek (Sep 01, 2012)
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I, Too, Am America
by Langston HughesSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (May 22, 2012)
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It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
by Don TateLee & Low Books (Apr 01, 2012)
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Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King Jr’s Final Hours
by Ann BausumNational Geographic Children’s Books (Jan 10, 2012)
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Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me
by Condoleezza RiceEmber (Jan 10, 2012)
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Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration Of Rosa, Barack, And The Pioneers Of Change
by Michelle CookBloomsbury USA Childrens (Jan 03, 2012)
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Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage
by William L. KatzAtheneum Books for Young Readers (Jan 03, 2012)
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Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass (Paula Wiseman Books)
by Lesa Cline-RansomePaula Wiseman Books (Jan 03, 2012)
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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History Of African-American Inventors
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond ObstfeldCandlewick Press (Jan 03, 2012)
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Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934
by Charles R. Smith Jr.Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Jan 03, 2012)
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I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery
by Cynthia GradyWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (Jan 01, 2012)
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Jimi: Sounds Like A Rainbow: A Story Of The Young Jimi Hendrix
by Gary GolioClarion Books (Oct 04, 2010)
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Dave The Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick HillLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers (Sep 07, 2010)
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Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson
by Charles R. Smith Jr.Roaring Brook Press (Jun 22, 2010)
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On My Journey Now: Looking At African-American History Through The Spirituals
by Nikki GiovanniCandlewick Press (Sep 08, 2009)
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Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny
by Hill HarperAvery (May 05, 2009)
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Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit
by Kadir NelsonSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Jan 13, 2009)
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Poetry from the Masters: The Black Arts Movement
by Useni Eugene PerkinsJust Us Books (Oct 01, 2008)
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Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny
by Hill HarperGotham (Jun 03, 2008)
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We Are The Ship: The Story Of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir NelsonDisney-Hyperion (Jan 08, 2008)
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Miss Crandall’s School For Young Ladies & Little Misses Of Color
by Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn NelsonWordsong (Sep 01, 2007)
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I Dream For You A World: A Covenant For Our Children
by Charisse Carney-NunesBrand Nu Words (Jun 24, 2007)
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Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny
by Hill HarperAvery (Apr 19, 2007)
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Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon
by Ruth FormanChildren’s Book Press (Mar 01, 2007)
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Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))
by Russell FreedmanHoliday House (Sep 30, 2006)
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Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children
by Sandra PinkneyCartwheel Books (Jan 01, 2006)
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Let Them Play (True Story)
by Margot Theis Raven and Chris EllisonSleeping Bear Press (Jun 16, 2005)
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A Negro League Scrapbook
by Carole Boston WeatherfordBoyds Mills Press (Mar 01, 2005)
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Fortune’s Bones: The Manumission Requiem
by Marilyn NelsonHighlights Press (Nov 01, 2004)
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Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
by Tonya BoldenAbrams Books (Sep 01, 2004)
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Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist
by Lesa Cline-RansomeAtheneum Books for Young Readers (Jan 01, 2004)
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History Firsthand - Early Black Reformers (History Firsthand Series)
by James TackachGreenhaven Publishing (Feb 14, 2003)
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Days Of Jubilee
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissackScholastic Press (Feb 01, 2003)
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American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm (Young Readers Adaptation)
by Gail Lumet BuckleyCrown Books for Young Readers (Jan 14, 2003)
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Tell All The Children Our Story: Memories And Mementos Of Being Young And Black In America
by Tonya BoldenAbrams Books (Feb 01, 2002)
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Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry
by Ashley BryanAtheneum Books for Young Readers (Jan 01, 2001)
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Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
by Andrea Davis PinkneyGulliver Books (Sep 01, 2000)
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Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissackScholastic Press (Oct 01, 1999)
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Soul Looks Back in Wonder
by Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 othersPuffin Books (Jan 01, 1999)
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For The Love Of The Game: Michael Jordan And Me (Trophy Picture Books)
by Eloise GreenfieldAmistad (Dec 17, 1998)
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The New York Public Library Amazing African American History: A Book Of Answers For Kids
by The New York Public Library and Diane PatrickWiley (Dec 15, 1997)
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Red-Tail Angels: The Story Of The Tuskegee Airmen Of World War Ii
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissackWalker Childrens (Jan 01, 1996)
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Ego-Tripping And Other Poems For Young People
by Nikki GiovanniChicago Review Press (Nov 01, 1993)
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Black Fairy and Other Plays
by Useni Eugene PerkinsThird World Press (Aug 01, 1993)
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Stokely Carmichael: The Story of Black Power
by Jacqueline JohnsonSilver Burdett Press (Sep 01, 1990)
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Honey, I Love And Other Love Poems
by Eloise GreenfieldAmistad (May 23, 1986)
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