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Selections for Black History Month
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Author
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Title (date of publication)
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Du Bois, W.E.B.
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Souls of Black Folk (1908 gold edition)
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Gilbert, Erik Jonathan T. Reynolds
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Africa in World History (3rd edition 2011)
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Woodson, Carter G.
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Mis-Education of the Negro (new edition 2011 Tribeca Books)
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Derricotte, Toi
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Black Notebooks (1999)
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Hooks, Bell
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Art on My Mind: Visual Politics (1995)
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Yancy, George
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African American Philosophers: 17 Conversations (1998)
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Brown, Jeannette
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African American Women Chemists (2011)
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Kafele, Baruti K.
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A Handbook for Teachers of African American Children (2004)
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Skloot, Rebecca.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2011)
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Toomer, Jean
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Cane [1975] 1923
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Hughes, Langston
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The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
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Giovanni, Nikki
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The Collected Poems of Nikki Giovanni (2003)
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Draper, Sharon M.
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Copper Sun (2006)
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Johnson, Mat. Warren Pleece, Clem Robbins
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Incognegro (2008)
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Frederick Douglass
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave
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Butler, Octavia
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Kindred (1988)
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Sanders, Jeff and Nancy Sanders
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Readers’ Theatre for African American History (2008)
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Fredericks, Anthony D.
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African Legends, Myths and Folktales for Readers’ Theatre (2008)
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Richardson, Marilyn
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Mariah W. Stewart, America’s First Black Women Political Writer: Essays and Speeches (Blacks in the Diaspora) 1987
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Walker, David
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David Walker’s Appeal (James Turner intro 1997)
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Author
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Title (date of publication)
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Age group
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Awards
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Historical Fiction
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Curtis, C.P.
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Bud, Not Buddy (1999)
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Upper elementary/middle school
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Newbery Award
Coretta Scott King Award
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Curtis, C.P.
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 (1995)
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Upper elementary/middle school
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Newbery Honor Award
Coretta Scott King Award
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Curtis, C.P.
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Elijah of Buxton (2007)
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Upper elementary/middle school
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Newbery Honor Award
Coretta Scott King Award
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Myers, W. D.
(National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature)
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Fallen Angels (1989)
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Middle/high school
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Coretta Scott King Author Award
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Taylor, M.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976)
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Middle school/high school
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Newbery Award
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Taylor, M.
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Let the Circle Be Unbroken (1981)
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Middle school/high school
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Fiction
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Bolden, T.
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Finding Family (2010)
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Upper elementary
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Davidson, D.
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Jason & Kyra (2004)
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High school
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Flake, S.
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The Skin I’m In (2007)
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Middle school/high school
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Grimes, N.
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The Road to Paris
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Middle school
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2007 Coretta Scott King Author Award winner
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Hamilton, V.
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The House of Dies Drear (1970)
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Upper elementary and middle school
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Johnson, A.
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The First Part Last (2003)
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High school
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Davidson, D.
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Jason & Kyra (2004)
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High school
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Flake, S.
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The Skin I’m In (2007)
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Middle school/high school
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Grimes, N.
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The Road to Paris
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Middle school
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2007 Coretta Scott King Author Award winner
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Hamilton, V.
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The House of Dies Drear (1970)
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Upper elementary and middle school
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Johnson, A.
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The First Part Last (2003)
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High school
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Myers, W. D.
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Monster (2000)
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High school
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National Book Award Finalist
Coretta Scott King Author Award
Michael L. Printz Award
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Walker, A.
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To Hell With Dying (1987)
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High School
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Williams-Garcia , R.
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One Crazy Summer (2011)
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Middle school/high school
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Coretta Scott King Award
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Woodson, J.
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After Tupac and D Foster (2008)
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Middle/high school
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Newbery Honor Book
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Woodson, J.
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Feathers (2007)
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Middle/high school
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Newbery Honor Book
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Biography
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Buckley, G.
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American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm (2003)
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Middle / high school
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Bridges, R.
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Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges (1999)
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Upper elementary/ middle school
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Orbis Pictus
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Freedman, R.
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The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights (2005)
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Upper elementary/middle school
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Caldecott Honor Book
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Picture Book
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Bryan, A.
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Let it Shine (2007)
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Elementary
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Illustrator Award Winner Coretta Scott King Book Award
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Burleigh, R.
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Langston’s Train Ride (2004)
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Upper elementary / middle school
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Giovanni, N.
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Rosa (2005)
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Upper elementary
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Caldecott Honor
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Goldenbock, P.
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Teammates (1992)
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Upper elementary/ middle school
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Herron, C.
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Nappy Hair (1999)
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Elementary
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Hill, L. C.
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave (2010)
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Elementary
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Caldecott Honor
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Levine, E.
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Henry’s Freedom Box (2007)
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Elementary
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2008 Caldecott Honor
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Marsalis, W.
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Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits with Art Print (2007)
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Middle / high school
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Myers, W.D. & Myers, C.
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Harlem (1997)
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Elementary/middle school
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Caldecott Honor Book
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Rappaport, D.
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Martin’s Big Words (2001)
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Elementary and middle school
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* Caldecott Honor
*Coretta Scott King Honor Award
* The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book
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Ryan, P. M.
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When Marian Sang (2001)
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Upper elementary/ middle school
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Orbis Pictus
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Steptoe, J.
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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
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Elementary
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Coretta Scott King Award
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Van Wright, C. - Illustrator
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Make a Joyful Sound: Poems for Children by African American Poets (1996)
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Elementary
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Weatherford, C. B.
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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (2006)
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Elementary and middle school
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Caldecott Honor
Illustrator -Coretta Scott King Award (Kadir Nelson)
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Nonfiction
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Aronson, M., & Budhos, M.
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Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom and Science (2010)
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Middle / high school
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finalists for the 2012 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
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Blumberg, R.
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York’s Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African-American’s Part in the Great Expedition (2006)
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Upper elementary/ middle school
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Orbis Pictus
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Bolden, T.
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M.L.K.:The Journey of a King
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Middle school
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Orbis Pictus
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Jacob, I.
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My Sisters’ Voices: Teenage Girls of Color Speak Out (2002)
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High School
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King, M.L.
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I Have a Dream: An Illustrated Edition (1997)
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All
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Forward by Coretta Scott King and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winners
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McWhorter, D.
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A Dream of Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1968 (2004)
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Middle / high school
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Vernon-Jackson, H.
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West African Folk Tales (republished 2003)
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Middle school
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Myers, W.D. & Myers, C.
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We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart
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Elementary
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Nelson, K.
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Heart & Soul: The Story of America and African-Americans (2011)
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Upper elementary and middle school
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2012 Orbis Pictus Recommended Book
2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award
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Nelson, K.
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We Are the Ship
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Middle and high school
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Orbis Pictus Honor Book
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Stanley, J.
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Hurry Freedom (2000)
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Middle school
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Orbis Pictus
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Traditional Literature
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Bryan, A.
(Virginia Hamilton Life-time Achievement Award Winner – 2012)
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Beautiful Blackbird (2003)
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Elementary school
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Coretta Scot King Illustrator Award
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Bryan, A.
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Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry
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Elementary school
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Hamilton, V.
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Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (1995)
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Upper elementary and middle school
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Coretta Scott King
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Hamilton, V.
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The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales (also a picture book)
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Upper elementary and middle school
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*Coretta Scott King
*Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice
*School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
*Horn Book Fanfare
*ALA Notable Book
*NCTE Teachers’ Choice
*The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year
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