People & Places - United States - African American & Black
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Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America
$18.99 Add to cartThis lyrical picture book explores the birth of Black America, focusing on the little-known men and women who fought for justice and for an America where freedom truly rang for all.
We’re familiar wit- Author: Hudson, Wade
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 1635925096
- Language: English
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Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book
$19.99 Add to cartDuring a time when taking a trip across the nation could be dangerous for Black Americans, one man crafted a guide that changed the lives of millions.
In the late 1930s when segregation was legal and
- Author: Dawson, Keila V.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1506467911
- Language: English
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A Year of Black Joy: 52 Black Voices Share Their Life Passions
$22.99 Read moreAn uplifting and empowering illustrated anthology of joyful contributions from 52 contemporary Black voices, including chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley, scientist Dr. Raven the Science Maven, and awar… [more below]
- Author: Wilson, Jamia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 141976778X
- Language: English
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The Teachers March!: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History
$18.99 Read moreDemonstrating the power of protest and standing up for a just cause, here is an exciting tribute to the educators who participated in the 1965 Selma Teachers’ March.
Reverend F.D. Reese was a leader o- Author: Wallace, Sandra Neil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 162979452X
- Language: English
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Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote
$18.99 Read moreShortlist, Goddard Riverside/CBC Young People’s Book Prize for Social Justice
This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee’s Fayette County Tent City Movement- Author: Duncan, Alice Faye
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1684379792
- Language: English
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H Is for Harlem
$18.99 Add to cartA Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book for Nonfiction – An ALA Notable Book
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Kirkus Reviews – School Library Journal – The Horn Book – Nerdy Book Club – T- Author: Johnson, Dinah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0316322377
- Language: English
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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
$18.99 Add to cartThe 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journa… [more below]
- Author: Hannah-Jones, Nikole
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0593307356
- Language: English
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The Undefeated
$19.99 Add to cartWinner of the 2020 Caldecott Medal
The Newbery Award-winning author of THE CROSSOVER pens an ode to black American
A 2020 Newbery Honor Book
Winner of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award- Author: Alexander, Kwame
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1328780961
- Language: English
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The ABCs of Black History
$17.99 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
B is for Beautiful, Brave, and Bright And for a Book that takes a Bold journey through the alphabet of Black history and culture. Letter by letter, The ABCs of Black His- Author: Cortez, Rio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1523507497
- Language: English
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There Was a Party for Langston: (Caldecott Honor & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor)
$18.99 Add to cartA Caldecott Honor Book
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literar
A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book- Author: Reynolds, Jason
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: October 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 1534439447
- Language: English
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Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny
$19.00 Add to cartAward-winning actor and motivational speaker Hill Harper shares his real-life wisdom to chart a path to success. Inspired by speeches to students at inner-city schools, this uplifting collection of le… [more below]
- Author: Harper, Hill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1592402496
- Language: English
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The People Remember: A Kwanzaa Holiday Book for Kids
$19.99 Add to cartFrom award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut picture book–a tour de force that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk about the history of African Americans. This l
- Author: Zoboi, Ibi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 28, 2021
- ISBN10: 0062915649
- Language: English
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Lift Every Voice and Change: A Sound Book: A Celebration of Black Leaders and the Words That Inspire Generations
$18.99 Add to cartBring Black history in America to vivid life for kids through powerful sound clips from 12 Black leaders, amplified by bold illustrations and background facts.
*2024 Notable Social Studies Trade Book*- Series: Original
- Author: Gordon, Charnaie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0760374597
- Language: English
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This Is Your Time
$17.99 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – CBC KIDS’ BOOK CHOICE AWARD WINNER
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges–who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate into an all-white elementary school in New- Author: Bridges, Ruby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0593378520
- Language: English
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Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
$19.99 Add to cartIn the vein of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide by Victor Hugo Green, a Black postal worker from Harlem, made to help African Americans stay safe wh
- Author: Bolden, Tonya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 04, 2022
- ISBN10: 0062967401
- Language: English
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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
$10.99 Add to cartThe story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. In Heart and Soul, Kadir Nelson’s stirring paintings and words grace 100-plus pages of a gorgeous
- Author: Nelson, Kadir
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 23 2013
- ISBN10: 0061730793
- Language: English
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Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
$23.99 Add to cart“…to be revisited again and again…The candy-colored pages and straightforward stories are hard to resist…” -The New York Times
“…diverse collection of iconic figures…vibrantly illustrated..- Series: See Yourself in Their Stories
- Author: Wilson, Jamia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: February 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1786031582
- Language: English
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Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X: The Fatal Friendship (a Young Readers Adaptation of Blood Brothers)
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover the remarkable relationship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, and how their bond affected the movement for Black pride and independence in the 1960s in this nonfiction book for young reader
- Author: Roberts, Randy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0316478857
- Language: English
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Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem
$17.99 Read moreThis lyrical celebration of Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Black American history, spans centuries and reverberates loudly and proudly today.
After 300 years of forced bondage;
hands bound, descendants- Author: Rolle, Sojourner Kincaid
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1454943742
- Language: English
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Happy in Our Skin
$8.99 Read more“A cheeky meditation on the everyday miraculousness of skin. . . . It’s freewheeling fun.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Is there anything more splendid than a baby’s skin? Cocoa-brown, cinnamo… [more below]- Author: Manushkin, Fran
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0763699721
- Language: English
