Showing 1–6 of 6 titles

• Genre: African American
• Genre: US History

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  Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter

  By Veronica Chambers (Author)

  This reference book about the Black Lives Matter movement and its historical context includes helpful lists, timelines, and photographs.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Social Sciences, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2022
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780358573418
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  Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

  By Angela Joy (Author), Janelle Washington (Illustrator)

  Accompanied by striking cut-paper illustrations, this moving picture book biography illuminates Mamie Till-Mobley’s life and the ways in which the murder of her son affected her activism during the civil rights era. 

  • Nonfiction, US History, Biography, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2023, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2023 (Honor Title), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2023 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781250220950
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  H Is for Harlem

  By Dinah Johnson (Author), April Harrison (Illustrator)

  Accompanied by gorgeously detailed illustrations, this alphabetical ode to Harlem's Black history and culture celebrates historical figures, buildings, institutions, works of art, and more.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Alphabet Books, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2023
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780316322379
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  A History of Me

  By Adrea Theodore (Author), Erin K. Robinson (Illustrator)

  Powerful illustrations illuminate this tale of a Black girl’s journey to finding self-acceptance and pride in her heritage despite the racism she faces as the only Black person in her class.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2023
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780823442577
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  Race Against Time: The Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men

  By Sandra Neil Wallace (Author), Rich Wallace (Author)

  This account details the successful efforts of African American attorney Scipio Jones to free 12 wrongly convicted Black men in 1924.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Social Sciences, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2022
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781629798165
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  Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America

  By Selene Castrovilla (Author), E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)

  This little-known Civil War story celebrates formerly enslaved fugitive George Scott, whose courageous acts helped the Union army defeat Confederate soldiers at Fortress Monroe.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2023
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781635925821