African American History

Heroes and heartache come to life.

Historical fiction and nonfiction can help young readers grasp the sometimes painful realities of the past. These books teach children about the bold pioneers of African American history, including Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela and others.

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Title: A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, Author: Matt de la Peña
Title: Amos Fortune, Free Man, Author: Elizabeth Yates
Title: As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr., and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March toward Freedom, Author: Richard Michelson
Title: Barack Obama: Out of Many, One, Author: Shana Corey
Title: Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope, Author: Nikki Grimes
Title: Before She Was Harriet, Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Title: Black Cowboy, Wild Horses, Author: Julius Lester
Title: Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation, Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Title: Buffalo Soldiers: Heroes of the American West, Author: Brynn Baker
Title: Child of the Civil Rights Movement, Author: Paula Young Shelton
Title: Chocolate Me!, Author: Taye Diggs
Title: Follow the Drinking Gourd, Author: Jeanette Winter
Title: Follow the Drinking Gourd: An Underground Railroad Story, Author: Cari Meister
Title: Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History, Author: Walter Dean Myers
Title: Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass, Author: Doreen Rappaport
Title: Goin' Someplace Special, Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Title: Harriet Tubman (Scholastic I Am Series #6), Author: Grace Norwich
Title: Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, Author: Ann Petry
Title: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, Author: Kadir Nelson
Title: Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition, Author: Margot Lee Shetterly

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