Topical/Black History
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My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth
$19.99 Add to cartThe remarkable true story of how former slave Isabella Baumfree transformed herself into the preacher and orator Sojourner Truth, an iconic figure of the abolitionist and women’s rights movements.
Writ
- Author: Turner, Ann
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 20 2015
- ISBN10: 60758988
- Language: English
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Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her
$7.99 Add to cartBillie Holiday–also known as Lady Day–had fame, style, a stellar voice, gardenias in her hair, and lots of dogs. She had a coat-pocket poodle, a beagle, Chihuahuas, a Great Dane, and more, but her f
- Author: Novesky, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 03 2017
- ISBN10: 054480905X
- Language: English
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Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom
$8.99 Read moreAn awe-inspiring African American woman! A talented seamstress, born a slave, bought freedom for herself and her son.
This picture book biography weaves together historical details, vibrant collages,- Author: Schofield-Morrison, Connie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 823456110
- Language: English
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Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring
$18.99 Read moreGrowing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn’t see any artists who looked like her. She didn’t see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. As a young woman studying art
- Author: Churnin, Nancy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1939547652
- Language: English
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Lewis Latimer: The Man Behind a Better Light Bulb
$8.99 Add to cartWhy is Lewis Latimer important? His invention of the carbon filament made light bulbs more afforable and longer lasting. Readers follow his journey from working with Alexander Graham Bell to improving… [more below]
- Series: Little Inventor
- Author: Dickmann, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1977117864
- Language: English
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Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie: A Story about Edna Lewis
$9.99 Read moreLong before the natural-food movement gained popularity, Edna Lewis championed purity of ingredients, regional cuisine, and farm-to-table eating. She was a chef when female chefs–let alone African Am
- Author: Gourley, Robbin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 0544809017
- Language: English
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Muhammad Ali
$8.99 Read moreNow in paperback! In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Muhammad Ali, “the greatest” boxer of all… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #21
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0711284431
- Language: English
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Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom
$18.99 Read moreAn awe-inspiring African American woman! A talented seamstress, born a slave, bought freedom for herself and her son.
This picture book biography weaves together historical details, vibrant collages,- Author: Schofield-Morrison, Connie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0823439631
- Language: English
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Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
$16.99 Add to cartA riveting account of the civil rights boycott that changed history by the foremost author of history for young people.
Now a classic, Freedman’s book tells the dramatic stories of the heroes who stoo- Author: Freedman, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0823421953
- Language: English
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Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
$11.99 Add to cart2001 Coretta Scott King Honor Book
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and sparked a boycott that changed America. Harriet Tubman helped more than three hundred slaves escape the South on- Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: January 08 2013
- ISBN10: 0547906048
- Language: English
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Little People, Big Dreams: Black Voices: 3 Books from the Best-Selling Series! Maya Angelou – Rosa Parks – Martin Luther King Jr.
$39.99 Read more*Selected as One of Oprah’s Favorite Things*
Meet three inspirational
“It’s never too early to introduce youngsters to inspiring people who have changed the world.” –As Oprah says on OprahDaily.com- Series: Little People, Big Dreams
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 0711262535
- Language: English
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King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin
$17.99 Add to cartA stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz.
There was something special about Scott Joplin…
This quiet kid coul- Author: Costanza, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1534410368
- Language: English
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Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month
$8.99 Read moreEssential Black History Reading
The first-ever picture book biography of Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History Month Carter G. Woodson Book Award (Honor Book), NCSS
Parents’ Choice Silver Hono- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1682633322
- Language: English
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Nikki and Deja: Nikki and Deja, Book One
$9.99 Read moreMeet Nikki and Deja, who live next door to each other and are best friends.
They do everything together–watch Saturday morning cartoons, play jacks, jump double dutch at recess, and help each other wi
- Series: Nikki and Deja #1
- Author: English, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: January 12 2009
- ISBN10: 0547133626
- Language: English
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Twice as Good: The Story of William Powell and Clearview, the Only Golf Course Designed, Built, and Owned by an African American
$16.95 Read moreTo nine-year-old Willie Powell, there was no prettier sight than the smooth grass lawns of Edgewater Golf Cource. He had been so eager to see them that he’d run seven miles to where the course was sit
- Author: Michelson, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 15, 2012
- ISBN10: 1585364665
- Language: English
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A Sweet Smell of Roses
$8.99 Add to cartTwo young girls not only witness but help to change history in this inspiring and urgent Civil Rights-era picture book by three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Angela Johnson.
There’s a sweet, sw- Author: Johnson, Angela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1416953612
- Language: English
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Africa for Africans: Or, the Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey
$22.99 Add to cartOriginally published in two volumes between 1923 and 1925, Africa for Africans: Or, The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey is a compilation of letters, speeches and essays by one of the Fathers
- Series: Mint Editions (Black Narratives)
- Author: Garvey, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1513203592
- Language: English
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Black Georgetown Remembered: A History of Its Black Community from the Founding of “The Town of George” in 1751 to the Present Day, 30th Anniversar
$29.95 Read moreBlack Georgetown Remembered is a compelling journey through more than two hundred years of history. This one-of-a-kind book invites readers to consider how the unique heritage of this neighborhood int
- Author: Lesko, Kathleen Menzie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: January 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1647121655
- Language: English
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Seven Sisters and a Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s (a Pivotal Event in the History o
$19.99 Add to cartThe Story Behind an Unsung Event in the Civil Rights Movement
“Over eight days, eight students sparked change that defined their lives, changed an institution and fueled a movement that continues today
- Author: Allman Maye, Marilyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: December 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1642507717
- Language: English
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Black Cowboys of Rodeo: Unsung Heroes from Harlem to Hollywood and the American West
$34.95 Add to cart2023 Best Book Awards Winner in Nonfiction sponsored by American Book Fest
They ride horses, rope calves, buck broncos, ride and fight bulls, and even wrestle steers. They are Black cowboys, and the- Author: Cartwright, Keith Ryan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1496226100
- Language: English
