African American & Black

Surprisingly, kids were some of the key instigators in the Civil Rights Movement, like Barbara Johns, who held a rally in her elementary school gym that eventually led to the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court school desegregation decision, and...

The true story of how a ride on a carousel made a powerful Civil Rights statement A Ride to Remember tells how a community came together-both black and white-to make a change. When Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks...

From the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy selling Warriors Don't Cry comes an ardent and profound childhood memoir of growing up while facing adversity in the Jim Crow South. Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781479597888Author Jomike TejidoFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Picture Window BooksPublisher Picture Window BooksWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823435685Author Russell FreedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534199316Author Kelisa WingFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Cherry Lake PublishingPublisher Cherry Lake PublishingWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)...

To one young narrator, it's the simple things that mean the most, like sharing laughter with a friend, taking family rides in the country, and kissing her mama's arm. When this poem was first published in 1978 in Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems,...

Celebrate the love of brothers and sisters everywhere with award-winning author Eloise Greenfield in this poignant collection of poems for and about families, illustrated by renowned artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist. "These are the sweetest poems for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798886874501Author Kate MoeningFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint TorquePublisher Bellwether MediaWeight(grams) 230g

"A compelling account. A perfect blend of well-written text and well-executed illustrations." (School Library Journal starred review)Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers, together with illustrator Leonard Jenkins, delivers a compelling portrayal of one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780913543924Author Jawanza KunjufuFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint African American ImagesPublisher African American ImagesWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419767784Author Jamia WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Magic CatPublisher Magic CatWeight(grams) 771gDimensions(mm) 272mm * 216mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395979150Author Raymond BialFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton Mifflin

Told through unforgettable first-person accounts, photographs, and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years...

The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder. These children, however, would rise up against the culture that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525645863Author Olugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Crown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsLong-listed for National Book Award for Young People's Literature 2020.Book InformationISBN 9780451481559Author Evette DionneFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Viking...

This "detailed, fascinating" (Booklist, starred review) nonfiction middle grade book explores a deeply troubling chapter in American history that is still playing out today: the strange case of Prince Edward County, Virginia, the only place in the United...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781667811338Author Candice TavaresFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint BookBabyPublisher BookBabyWeight(grams) 108gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 215mm * 2mm

This Coretta Scott King Honor Book provides a much-needed window into a little-documented time in black history. The poignant story, based on the memoir of Maritcha Remond Lyons, shows what it was like to be a black child born free and living in New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award 2023 and Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Association Book Award 2022.Book InformationISBN 9781984847638Author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062967404Author Tonya BoldenFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 452gDimensions(mm) 289mm...

Bring Black history in America to vivid life for kids through powerful sound clips from 12 Black leaders, amplified by bold illustrations and background facts.*2024 Notable Social Studies Trade Book*With the touch of the button, hear impactful quotes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506467917Author Dawson, Keila V.Format HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 Media

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763622442Author Alan GovenarFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534403406Author Thea FeldmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Simon SpotlightPublisher Simon SpotlightWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 150mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316475099Author Vashti HarrisonPage Count 26Imprint LB KidsPublisher LB KidsWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 175mm * 18mm

Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her...

An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick. When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Award for Young People's Literature 2014 and Newbery Honor Book 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780147515827Author Jacqueline WoodsonFormat PaperbackPage...

The American boxing champ and vocal civil rights activist Muhammad Ali is the 27th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary) Muhammad Ali was the leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century...

Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at the same restaurants, or even use the same bathrooms as white people...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780152085667Author Louis HaberFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646044450Author Rann MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press

Simone Biles was raised by her grandparents and had to overcome many hardships as a child. After trying gymnastics for the first time on a field trip from elementary school, Simone continued with the sport, working hard and reaching professional levels...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481401418Author Barry DenenbergFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

In some parts of America in the 1950s, White people and Black people were treated very differently. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King publicly fought against this - but in very different ways. This is the powerful and inspiring story of how they stood up...

Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award Recipient of a Bologna Ragazzi Non-Fiction Special Mention Honor Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 From celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving...

Exploring American history and finding diversity at its roots! This graphic novel by JAMES OTIS SMITH celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three black heroes who took control of their destinies and stood up for their communities in the Old West...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for NAACP Image Awards. Nominated for NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies.Book InformationISBN 9780375869730Author Renee...