Written by: Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by: Jerome Lagarrigue. When four courageous black teens sat down at a lunch counter in the segregated South of 1960, the reverberations were felt…
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Written by: Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by: Frank Morrison. Winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustration Award! From a New York Times bestselling author and an acclaimed illustrator comes this…
Written by: Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by: Ekua Holmes. A stirring collection of poems and spirituals, accompanied by stunning collage illustrations, recollects the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion…
Written by: Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson. I set the North Star in the heavens and I mean for you to be free…. Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman…
Written by: María Isabel Sánchez Vegara. Illustrated by: Olivia Daisy. In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Laverne Cox,…
Written by: Nina Nolan. Illustrated by: John Holyfield. Accompanied by John Holyfield’s gorgeous illustrations, debut author Nina Nolan’s narrative wonderfully captures the amazing story of how Mahalia Jackson became the…
Written by: Sue Stauffacher. Illustrated by: John Holyfield. Even though she can’t afford a ticket to see the great blues singer Bessie Smith perform, Emmarene listens outside Bessie’s tent —…
Written by: Sue Stauffacher. Illustrated by: Greg Couch. ALTHEA IS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE! Everyone her mama, her daddy, her teacher, even the policeman. But when Buddy Walker, the play leader…
Written by: Robert Coles. Illustrated by: George Ford. “Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don’t know what they’re doing.” This…
Written by: Renée Watson. Illustrated by: Bryan Collier. From bestselling, award-winning creators Renée Watson and Bryan Collier comes a stunningly crafted picture book chronicling the life of poet and activist…