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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--
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"This picture book biography in verse tells the story of Mary Hamilton, an African American woman and Civil Rights activist, who was found to be in contempt of court when she would not respond to questions from an Alabama judge who used only her first name, while calling white people "Mr.," "Mrs.," or "Miss." The NAACP took her case, which appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court, which ruled in Mary Hamilton's favor." --
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Six days a week, slaves labor from sunup to sundown and beyond, but on Sunday afternoons, they gather with free blacks at Congo Square outside New Orleans, free from oppression. Includes foreword about Congo Square by Freddi Williams Evans, glossary, and historical notes.
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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Surveys the life of the actress and civil rights activist, describing her childhood, early years in vaudeville, and achievements as the first African American actress to be offered a studio contract.
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Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Presents the history of hip-hop including, how it evolved from folktales, spirituals, and poetry, to the showmanship of James Brown, to the culture of graffiti art and breakdancing that formed around the art form.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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56 pages : illustrations
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"In a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a New York Times best-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery. Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box, he "entered the world a slave." He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next - as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"The author of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom and the author of Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag combine their tremendous talents for a singular picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind the March on Washington of 1963"--
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Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Nancy Pelosi is a beacon of patriotism and integrity, demonstrating strength and leadership in her over 30 years in public office. A politician, mother of five, and tireless advocate for the underprivileged, she has dedicated her life to correcting injustice and inequality, and she serves her country with confidence and compassion. Rising from the California Democratic Party Chair to House Minority Leader to become the first woman Speaker of the...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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Recounts the life of one of the founding fathers of American gospel music, from his childhood listening to spirituals sung in fields and his connection to the church to becoming a pastor and creating a rich musical legacy.
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"Before she raised her lens to take her most iconic photo, Dorothea Lange took photos of the downtrodden from bankers in once-fine suits waiting in breadlines, to former slaves, to the homeless sleeping on sidewalks. A case of polio had left her with a limp and sympathetic to those less fortunate. Traveling across the United States, documenting with her camera and her fieldbook those most affected by the stock market crash, she found the face of the...
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Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is an inspiration and role model to children of all ages. Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford tells her story of perseverance, dignity, and honor in this uplifting picture book biography filled with colorful and dynamic illustrations from Ashley Evans"--
19) Me and my mama
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In rhyming text, a young child reflects on the many reasons they love their mom.
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Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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This inspiring true story of the Pulitzer Prize- and Nobel Prize-winning author shows how she went from being the only Black child in her first-grade classroom - and the only student who could read - to becoming one of the greatest writers in modern history.
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