African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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African Americans
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Incoming Resources
- Phillis Wheatley, first African-American poet, by Carol Greene
- Julius Erving, Norman L. Macht
- Box, Henry Brown mails himself to freedom, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Michele Wood
- Mae Jemison, space pioneer, by Robert Kraske
- Dwight Gooden, strikeout king, Nathan Aaseng
- Ragtime Tumpie, written by Alan Schroeder ; paintings by Bernie Fuchs
- Extraordinary people of the Harlem Renaissance, P. Stephen Hardy & Sheila Jackson Hardy
- African American biographies
- Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State, by Kevin Cunningham
- Marian Anderson, a voice uplifted, Victoria Garrett Jones
- O.W. Gurley, by J.P. Miller ; illustrated by Amanda Quartey
- Jesse Owens, Tom Streissguth
- The cost of freedom, Crispus Attucks dies in the Boston Massacre, Joanne Mattern
- Madam C.J. Walker, self-made businesswoman, Della Yannuzzi
- Gabby Douglas, going for gold, by Tori Kosara
- Virginia Hamilton, Jill C. Wheeler
- Harriet Tubman, the road to freedom, by Rae Bains ; illustrated by Larry Johnson
- From prison to the major leagues, the picture story of Ron LeFlore, by Ron Knapp
- Crispus Attucks, Black leader of colonial patriots, by Dharathula H. Millender ; illustrated by Gray Morrow
- Barack Obama, Cammy S. Bourcier
- Who is Michelle Obama?, by Megan Stine ; Illustrated by John O'Brien
- Before she was Harriet, Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James E. Ransome
- Shirley Chisholm, Janey Levy
- Marian Wright Edelman, fighting for children's rights, Wendie Old
- Spin, the story of Michael Jackson, Sherry O'Keefe
- Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-winning author, Barbara Kramer
- Princess of the press, the story of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Angela Shelf Medearis
- African-American inventors, Lonnie Johnson, Frederick McKinley Jones, Marjorie Stewart Joyner, Elijah McCoy, Garrett Augustus Morgan, by Fred M.B. Amram
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Don McLeese
- Thurgood Marshall, Civil Rights champion, by Judy Monroe
- Slave uprisings and runaways, fighting for freedom and the Underground Railroad, Ann E. Eskridge
- Frederick O'Neal, by J.P. Miller ; illustrated by Amanda Quartey
- Read about Harriet Tubman, Stephen Feinstein
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Mae Jemison, Jennifer Strand
- Marian Anderson, amazing opera singer, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
- Jackie Robinson, by William R. Sanford & Carl R. Green
- Dr. Charles Drew, blood bank innovator, Anne Schraff ; series consultant, Russell L. Adams
- The Currys, Kristin J. Russo
- Michael Jordan, Denis Dougherty
- Bessie Coleman, daring to fly, by Sally M. Walker ; illustrations by Janice Lee Porter
- Clarence Thomas, fighter with words, by David R. Collins ; illustrated by Rosalie M. Shepherd
- Will Smith, The funny, funky, and confident fresh prince, Eric Embacher
- Kobe Bryant, "slam dunk" champion, Rob Kirkpatrick
- Shirley Chisholm, teacher and congresswoman, Catherine Scheader
- The life of Frederick Douglass, speaking out against slavery, Anne Schraff
- Madam C.J. Walker and her beauty empire, Caitie McAneney
- Booker T. Washington, educator and racial spokesman, Alan Schroeder with additional text by Anne Beier
- Muhammad Ali, the greatest, by Joanne Mattern ; content consultant Nanci R. Vargus, Ed.D. Professor Emeritus, University of Indianapolis ; reading consultant Jeanne M. Clidas Ph.D. reading specialist
- Queen Latifah, by Jacqueline Laks Gorman
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