African Americans -- Biography
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- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- Mae Jemison, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Janna Morton
- Black profiles in courage, a legacy of African American achievement, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Alan Steinberg ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr
- Who is Shaquille O'Neal?, by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- John Lewis, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall
- Oprah Winfrey, Lois P. Nicholson
- Young Frederick Douglass, the slave who learned to read, written by Linda Walvoord Girard ; illustrated by Collin Bootman
- Grandpa stops a war, a Paul Robeson story, Susan Robeson ; illustrated by Rod Brown
- Schomburg, the man who built a library, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Chemistry, by Jane Gardner ; foreword by Malinda Gilmore and Mel Poulson, National Organization for the Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
- Let the trumpet sound, a life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Stephen B. Oates
- Bone Black, memories of girlhood, Bell Hooks
- Who is Muhammad Ali?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- Baseball's leading lady, Effa Manley and the rise and fall of the Negro Leagues, Andrea Williams
- Martin Luther King Jr., Randolph Jacoby
- Stolen, five free boys kidnapped into slavery and their astonishing odyssey home, Richard Bell
- Things that make white people uncomfortable, adapted for young adults, Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin
- A girl named Rosa, the true story of Rosa Parks, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Melissa Manwill
- Notes from a young Black chef, Kwame Onwuachi ; with Joshua David Stein
- A slave no more, two men who escaped to freedom : including their own narratives of emancipation, David W. Blight
- Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist, Joanne Mattern
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- I am brave, a little book about Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Black diamond, the story of the Negro baseball leagues, by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack, Jr
- Saving American Beach, the biography of African American environmentalist MaVynee Betsch, written by Heidi Tyline King ; illustrated by Caldecott honoree Ekua Holmes
- The youngest marcher, the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist, Cynthia Levinson ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
- And not afraid to dare, the stories of ten African-American women, Tonya Bolden
- The dragons, the giant, the women, a memoir, Wayétu Moore
- Rosa Parks, my story, by Rosa Parks, with Jim Haskins
- Slave uprisings and runaways, fighting for freedom and the Underground Railroad, Ann E. Eskridge ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr
- Crispus Attucks, hero of the Boston Massacre = héroe de la Masacre de Boston, Anne Beier ; traducción al español, Tomás González
- The Black presence in the era of the American Revolution, 1770-1800
- Martin's big words, the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Doreen Rappaport ; illustrated by Bryan Collier
- Assata, an autobiography, by Assata Shakur
- The freedmen's book., By L. Maria Child
- Curve & flow, the elegant vision of L.A. architect Paul R. Williams, written by Andrea J. Loney ; illustrated by Keith Mallett
- Robeson, an American ballad, Arnold H. Lubasch
- The autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley
- Twelve years a slave, Solomon Northup ; introduction by Philip S. Foner
- The slaves' war, the Civil War in the words of former slaves, Andrew Ward
- Black heroes, 51 inspiring people from ancient Africa to modern-day U.S.A. : a black history book for kids, Arlisha Norwood ; illustrations by Anastasia Magloire Williams
- Unprotected, a memoir, Rae Lewis-Thornton foreword by Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Roots, the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley
- Proud, living my American dream, Ibtihaj Muhammad
- Martin Luther King, Jr., by Adele Q. Brown
- Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, by M.C. Hall ; illustrated by Marty Martinez
- They had a dream, the civil rights struggle, from Frederick Douglass to Marcus Garvey to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, Jules Archer
- The dead are arising, the life of Malcolm X, Les Payne and Tamara Payne
- Ruby Bridges, written by Kekla Magoon ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- The story of Ruby Bridges, by Robert Coles ; illustrated by George Ford
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