African Americans -- Biography
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- Charlotte Forten, a Black teacher in the Civil War, Peter Burchard
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- Solomon Northup, the complete story of the author of Twelve years a slave, David Fiske, Clifford W. Brown, and Rachel Seligman
- Grandpa stops a war, a Paul Robeson story, Susan Robeson ; illustrated by Rod Brown
- Paul Robeson, no one can silence me, Martin Duberman ; foreword by Jason Reynolds
- Martin's Big words, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Doreen Rappaport ; illustrations by Brian Collier
- Martin Luther King Jr., a peaceful leader, by Sarah Albee ; pictures by Chin Ko
- Ralph J. Bunche, peacemaker, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack ; illustrated by Ned O
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Blind Boone, piano prodigy, Madge Harrah
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- Mae Jemison, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Janna Morton
- The stone thrower, Jael Ealey Richardson ; pictures by Matt James
- 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
- Women of hope, African Americans who made a difference, by Joyce Hansen ; foreword by Moe Foner
- Mary Church Terrell, leader for equality, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
- Free at last!, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Angela Bull
- Who is Colin Kaepernick?, by Lakita Wilson ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Pigskins to paintbrushes, the story of football-playing artist Ernie Barnes, by Don Tate
- Demanding justice, a story about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, by Jeri Chase Ferris ; illustrated by Kimanne Smith
- Notes from a young Black chef, Kwame Onwuachi ; with Joshua David Stein
- Minty, a story of young Harriet Tubman, by Alan Schroeder ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Let the trumpet sound, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Stephen B. Oates. --
- King of ragtime, the story of Scott Joplin, by Stephen Costanza
- Amanda Gorman, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Queenbe Monyei
- A. Philip Randolph, union leader and civil rights crusader, Catherine Reef
- I have a dream, the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Jim Haskins
- 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
- Martin Luther King Jr., written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Mai Ly Degnan
- Beyoncé, shine your light, written by Sarah Warren and illustrated by Geneva Bowers
- Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist, Dale Evva Gelfand
- 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
- Proud, living my American dream, Ibtihaj Muhammad
- Twelve years a slave, Solomon Northup
- Muhammad Ali, written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Brosmind
- The dead are arising, the life of Malcolm X, Les Payne and Tamara Payne
- Bill Pickett, rodeo ridin' cowboy, Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- The ABCs of Black history, words by Rio Cortez ; pictures by Lauren Semmer
- Born bright, a young girl's journey from nothing to something in America, C. Nicole Mason
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- March forward, girl, from young warrior to Little Rock Nine, by Melba Pattillo Beals ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Who was Coretta Scott King?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Through my eyes, the autobiography of Ruby Bridges
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Heidi Moore
- Michael Jordan, basketball skywalker, Thomas R. Raber
- Aunt Clara Brown, official pioneer, by Linda Lowery ; illustrations by Janice Lee Porter
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