African American

Great books that feature African American characters.

Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers
Courage has no color : the true story of…
by Tanya Lee Stone
When the beat was born : DJ Kool Herc and the creation of hip hop
When the beat was born : DJ Kool Herc and…
by Laban Carrick Hill
Bird in a box
Bird in a box
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Knock knock : my dad's dream for me
Knock knock : my dad's dream for me
by Daniel Beaty
Jump into the sky
Jump into the sky
by Shelley Pearsall
Light in the darkness : a story about how slaves learned in secret
Light in the darkness : a story about how…
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Lullaby (for a Black mother)
Lullaby (for a Black mother)
by Langston Hughes
Malcolm Little : the boy who grew up to become Malcolm X
Malcolm Little : the boy who grew up to…
by Ilyasah Shabazz
P.S. Be eleven
P.S. Be eleven
by Rita Williams-Garcia
The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement
The girl from the tar paper school :…
by Teri Kanefield
Words with wings
Words with wings
by Nikki Grimes
Black boy joy
Black boy joy
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Nina : a story of Nina Simone
Nina : a story of Nina Simone
by Traci N Todd
Tristan Strong destroys the world
Tristan Strong destroys the world
by Kwame Mbalia
Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky
Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky
by Kwame Mbalia
The swag is in the socks
The swag is in the socks
by Kelly J Baptist
Chester Keene cracks the code
Chester Keene cracks the code
by Kekla Magoon
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