96 Books in the Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists Category

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Seven Million Steps: The True Story of Dick Gregory’s Run for the Hungry

Seven Million Steps: The True Story of Dick Gregory’s Run for the Hungry
Be the Light: How She Became Angela Davis

Be the Light: How She Became Angela Davis
Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers

Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers
Stories of the Spirit of Justice

Stories of the Spirit of Justice
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—And Helped Change History

Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—And Helped Change History
Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!

Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!
A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story

A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story
Who Was John Lewis?

Who Was John Lewis?
Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality

Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality
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)
Young, Gifted and Black Too: 52 Black Heroes to Celebrate and Discover

Young, Gifted and Black Too: 52 Black Heroes to Celebrate and Discover
She Persisted: Dorothy Height

She Persisted: Dorothy Height
Little Black Lives Matter

Little Black Lives Matter
History Comics: Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes

History Comics: Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes
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
The Black Pimpernel: Nelson Mandela on the Run

The Black Pimpernel: Nelson Mandela on the Run
Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter

Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter
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
Stacey Abrams and the Fight to Vote

Stacey Abrams and the Fight to Vote
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
Ruby Bridges Takes Her Seat: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement

Ruby Bridges Takes Her Seat: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement
Black Girls Unbossed: Young World Changers Leading the Way

Black Girls Unbossed: Young World Changers Leading the Way
Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior

Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior
Because Claudette

Because Claudette
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader

Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader
She Persisted: Coretta Scott King

She Persisted: Coretta Scott King
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South

Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation

Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
Black Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement: A Black History Book for Kids

Black Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement: A Black History Book for Kids
What Is Black Lives Matter?

What Is Black Lives Matter?
She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

She Persisted: Ruby Bridges
Martin Luther King Jr.: My First Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.: My First Martin Luther King Jr.
Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist Mavynee Betsch

Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist Mavynee Betsch
When Harriet Met Sojourner

When Harriet Met Sojourner
We Wait For The Sun

We Wait For The Sun
The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?: A Who Was? Board Book

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?: A Who Was? Board Book
This Is Your Time

This Is Your Time
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball

Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
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
Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement

Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement
I Am Strong: A Little Book about Rosa Parks

I Am Strong: A Little Book about Rosa Parks
Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM

Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM
Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.
Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker

Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker
Malcolm X: Get to Know the Civil Rights Activist

Malcolm X: Get to Know the Civil Rights Activist
Frederick Douglass: Voice for Justice, Voice for Freedom

Frederick Douglass: Voice for Justice, Voice for Freedom
The ABCs of AOC: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from A to Z

The ABCs of AOC: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from A to Z
I Am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon

I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
Biddy Mason Speaks Up

Biddy Mason Speaks Up
Grandpa Stops a War: A Paul Robeson Story

Grandpa Stops a War: A Paul Robeson Story
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
Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter

Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter
Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom
How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace

How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present

Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin

Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin
Before She was Harriet

Before She was Harriet
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court

Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
The Wedding Portrait

The Wedding Portrait
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History

Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History
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
My Night in the Planetarium

My Night in the Planetarium
Preaching to the Chickens

Preaching to the Chickens
Nelson Mandela: From Prisoner to President

Nelson Mandela: From Prisoner to President
Brick by Brick: A Snippet of the Life of Booker T. Washington

Brick by Brick: A Snippet of the Life of Booker T. Washington
I am Martin Luther King, Jr.

I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who Was Sojourner Truth?

Who Was Sojourner Truth?
Heroes of Black History

Heroes of Black History
I Am Helen Keller

I Am Helen Keller
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
Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Twenty-Two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank

Twenty-Two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank
I am Rosa Parks

I am Rosa Parks
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become Malcolm X

Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become Malcolm X
The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement

The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song

Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song
Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Fighter for Justice

Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Fighter for Justice
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
Coretta Scott

Coretta Scott
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)
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson
Ron’s Big Mission

Ron’s Big Mission
Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero

A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Only Passing Through

Only Passing Through
Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary

Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary