Black History Month

Every February people in the United States and America remember important people and events in the history of African Americans. People learn about the enslavement of African Americans and what took place during the Civil Rights Movement. In addition they learn about the lives of famous African Americans such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, and others. You can find features about other famous African Americans using the search feature on this website.

Moving North: African Americans and the Great Migration 1915-1930

Moving North: African Americans and the Great Migration 1915-1930

Monica Halpern
Nonfiction
For ages 8 to 10
National Geographic Children's Books, 2005   ISBN: 0792282787
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In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage

In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage

Alan Schroeder
Illustrator:  JaeMe Bereal 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Lee and Low Books, 2009   ISBN: 978-1600603327
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Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

Nikki Grimes
Illustrator:  Bryan Collier 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 10
Simon and Schuster, 2008   ISBN: 978-1416971443
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Freedom Ship

Freedom Ship

Doreen Rappaport
Illustrator:  Curtis James 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Hyperion , 2006   ISBN: 978-0786806454
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Ellen Craft's Escape from Slavery

Ellen Craft's Escape from Slavery

Cathy Moore
Illustrator:  Mark Braught 
Nonfiction
For ages 7 to 9
Millbrook Press, 2010   ISBN: 978-0761358756
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Mahalia Jackson: Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion

Mahalia Jackson: Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion

Montrew Dunham
Illustrator:  Cathy Morrison 
Nonfiction
For ages 9 to 12
Patria Press, Inc, 2003   ISBN: 978-1882859382
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Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation

Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation

Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2009   ISBN: 978-0802853196
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Climbing Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey

Climbing Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey

Suzanne Slade
Illustrator:  Colin Bootman 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Albert Whitman, 2010   ISBN: 978-0807512043
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As Good as Anybody

As Good as Anybody

Richard Michelson
Illustrator:  Raul Colon 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 9
Random House, 2008   ISBN: 978-0375833359
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Ruth and the Green Book

Ruth and the Green Book

Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Illustrator:  Floyd Cooper 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 9
Carolrhoda Books, 2010   ISBN: 978-0761352556
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Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged

Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged

Jody Nyasha Warner
Illustrator:  Richard Ridnicki 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Groundwood Books, 2010   ISBN: 978-0888997791
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Rosa's Bus: The ride to Civil Rights

Rosa's Bus: The ride to Civil Rights

Jo S. Kittinger
Illustrator:  Steven Walker 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Boyds Mills Press, 2010   ISBN: 978-1590787229
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Finding Lincoln

Finding Lincoln

Ann Malaspina
Illustrator:  Colin Bootman 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Albert Whitman , 2009   ISBN: 978-0807524350
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Bring me some apples and I'll make you a pie: A story about Edna Lewis

Bring me some apples and I'll make you a pie: A story about Edna Lewis

Robbin Gourley
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 8
Clarion Books, 2009   ISBN: 978-0618158362
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The Story of Ruby Bridges

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Robert Coles
Illustrator:  George Ford 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Scholastic, 2004   ISBN: 978-0439598446
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