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Hand in hand
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
Ages 9 - 12
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Ten Black Men Who Changed America
I, too, am America
by Langston Hughes
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Presents the popular poem by one of the central figures in the Harlem Renaissance, highlighting the courage and dignity of the African American Pullman porters in the early twentieth century.
Underground
by Shane W Evans
Ages 4 - 8
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A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger’s home. Where are they heading? They are heading for Freedom by way of the Underground Railroad.
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
Ages 8 - 12
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The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice; of a country divided by law, education, and wealth; of a people whose struggles and achievements helped define their country.
Dave, the potter
by Laban Carrick Hill
Ages 6 - 10
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A National Book Award finalist teams up with an award-winning illustrator to present a beautiful and inspiring biography of a slave who lived in South Carolina in the 1800s and his extraordinary talent for pottery.
One crazy summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Ages 9 - 12
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In 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
The blacker the berry : poems
by Joyce Carol Thomas; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Ages 4 - 8
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A collection of poems, including "Golden Goodness," "Cranberry Red," and "Biscuit Brown," celebrating individuality and Afro-American identity. Award Winning!
We Are the Ship
by Kadir Nelson
Ages 4 - 10
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For baseball lovers of all ages. The story of the Negro Baseball League--from its beginnings in the 1920s through its decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947.
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The Skin I'm In
by Sharon G Flake
Ages 10 and up
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Thirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like. (1999 John Steptoe Award for New Talent winner)
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Jazz
by Walter Dean Myers
Ages 4 - 8
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From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie--and every style in between--this collection of energetic poems, accompanied by bright and exhilarating paintings, celebrates different styles of the American art form, jazz. (2007 King Illustrator Honor Book)
