African Americans -- Biography
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- Martin's dream, by Jane Kurtz ; illustrated by Amy June Bates
- African American almanac, 400 years of triumph, courage and excellence, Lean'tin Bracks
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- With a banjo on my knee, a musical journey from slavery to freedom, by Rex M. Ellis
- Ketanji Brown Jackson, Stephanie Gaston
- Roots, the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley On the Writing of Roots
- A picture book of Thurgood Marshall, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Schomburg, the man who built a library, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- The faith of Elijah Cummings, the north star of equal justice, written by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- W.E.B. Du Bois, the fight for equality and the American century, 1919-1963, David Levering Lewis
- Ida B. Wells, by Diane Bailey
- Redemption, Martin Luther King Jr.'s last 31 hours, Joseph Rosenbloom
- A picture book of Harriet Tubman, by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Samuel Byrd
- Satchel Paige, Julie Schmidt
- African American women scientists and inventors, Otha Richard Sullivan ; Jim Haskins, general editor
- How do you spell unfair?, MacNolia Cox and the national spelling bee, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- 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
- The dragons, the giant, the women, a memoir, Wayétu Moore
- Rosa Parks, my story, by Rosa Parks, with Jim Haskins
- Justice Ketanji, the story of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, written by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Kim Holt
- The pursuit of happyness, Chris Gardner with Quincy Troupe and Mim Eichler Rivas
- Martin & Anne, the kindred spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank, by Nancy Churnin ; illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg
- Ida B. Wells marches for the vote, written by Dinah Johnson ; illustrated by Jerry Jordan
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Who is Michelle Obama?, by Megan Stine ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Hidden women, the African-American mathematicians of NASA who helped America win the space race, by Rebecca Rissman ; consultants Elizabeth S.S. Smith, Sarah Shull, Danielle DeVoy
- Escape North!, the story of Harriet Tubman, by Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Teresa Flavin
- Benjamin Banneker, astronomer and mathematician, Laura Baskes Litwin
- Black prophetic fire, Cornel West ; in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., David A. Adler ; illustrated by Colin Bootman
- Who is Muhammad Ali?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- Passing for white, race, religion, and the Healy family, 1820-1920, James M. O'Toole
- Bearing the cross, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, David J. Garrow
- Stolen, five free boys kidnapped into slavery and their astonishing odyssey home, Richard Bell
- Baseball's leading lady, Effa Manley and the rise and fall of the Negro Leagues, Andrea Williams
- Jimmy's rhythm & blues, the extraordinary life of James Baldwin, written by Michelle Meadows ; illustrated by Jamiel Law
- A song for the unsung, Bayard Rustin, the man behind the 1963 March on Washington, by Carole Boston Wetherford & Rob Sanders ; illustrated by Byron McCray
- John Lewis, civil rights champion and politician, by Golriz Golkar
- Curve & flow, the elegant vision of L.A. architect Paul R. Williams, written by Andrea J. Loney ; illustrated by Keith Mallett
- King, a life, Jonathan Eig
- Singled out, the true story of Glenn Burke, Andrew Maraniss
- Martin Luther King, Jr., preacher, freedom fighter, peacemaker, written by Pamela Hill Nettleton ; illustrated by Garry Nichols
- Hurry freedom, African Americans in Gold Rush California, Jerry Stanley
- Martin Luther King, Jr., by John F. Wukovits
- Up from slavery, Booker T. Washington
- Serena Williams, by Michael Bradley
- Things that make white people uncomfortable, adapted for young adults, Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin
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