African Americans -- Biography
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- 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
- Who is Muhammad Ali?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- Stolen, five free boys kidnapped into slavery and their astonishing odyssey home, Richard Bell
- Schomburg, the man who built a library, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- Escape from slavery, the boyhood of Frederick Douglass in his own words, edited and illustrated by Michael McCurdy
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- John Lewis, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Adam Fairclough
- The autobiography of Malcolm X, with the assistance of Alex Haley ; foreword by Attallah Shabazz ; introduction by M.S. Handler ; epilogue by Alex Haley ; afterword by Ossie Davis
- Harriet Tubman, freedom fighter, by Nadia L. Hohn ; pictures by Gustavo Mazali
- Martin Luther King Jr., written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Mai Ly Degnan
- Through my eyes, the autobiography of Ruby Bridges
- Martin Luther King Jr, by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager
- Uncensored, my life and uncomfortable conversations at the intersection of black and white America, Zachary R. Wood
- Notes from a young Black chef, Kwame Onwuachi ; with Joshua David Stein
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Freedom river, Doreen Rappaport ; pictures by Bryan Collier
- Singled out, the true story of Glenn Burke, Andrew Maraniss
- The autobiographies, Frederick Douglass ; edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr
- Coretta Scott King, written by Kelly Starling Lyons ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- Dreams from my father, a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
- I have a dream, the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Jim Haskins
- Teammates, written by Peter Golenbock ; designed and illustrated by Paul Bacon
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Proud, living my American dream, Ibtihaj Muhammad
- Defending the spirit, a Black life in America, Randall Robinson
- The dead are arising, the life of Malcolm X, Les Payne and Tamara Payne
- Ruby Bridges, written by Kekla Magoon ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- 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
- By my brother's side, Tiki and Ronde Barber with Robert Burleigh ; illustrated by Barry Root
- Angela Davis--an autobiography
- Who are Venus and Serena Williams?, by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson
- Game changers, the story of Venus and Serena Williams, Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- The Toni Morrison book club, Juda Bennett, Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Cassandra Jackson, and Piper Kendrix Williams
- Who is Zendaya?, by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- King, a life, Jonathan Eig
- A strong right arm, the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, Michelle Y. Green ; introduction by Mamie Johnson
- Little leaders, bold women in black history, Vashti Harrison
- Because Claudette, Tracey Baptiste ; illustrated by Tonya Engel
- Marian Anderson, written by Katheryn Russell-Brown ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- Be a king, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by James Ransome
- The Hemingses of Monticello, an American family, Annette Gordon-Reed
- I've seen the promised land, the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Walter Dean Myers ; illustrated by Leonard Jenkins
- Hand in hand, ten Black men who changed America, by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; paintings by Brian Pinkney
- Duke Ellington, the piano prince and his orchestra, Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- Wilma unlimited, how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman, Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by David Diaz
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