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Freedom Song – Perfect Picture Book
Freedom Song: The Story of Henry “Box” Brown Sally M. Walker, Author Sean Qualls, Illustrator Harper, Jan. 3, 2012, Fiction Suitable for: Ages 4 and Up Themes: African-American History, Slavery, the...
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The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington’s Slave Finds Freedom
The Escape of Oney Judge Emily Arnold McCully, Author and Illustrator Farrar Straus Giroux, Historical Fiction, 2007 Suitable for: Ages 6 and Up Themes/Topics: Slavery, African-American, Freedom...
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Sojourner Truth’s Step-Stomp Stride
Sojourner Truth’s Step-Stomp Stride Andrea Davis Pinkney, Author Brian Pinkney, Illustrator Disney Jump at the Sun Books, 2009, Historical Fiction Suitable for: Ages 5 and up Themes: Slave,...
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Copper Sun
Copper Sun Sharon M. Draper, Author Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008, Fiction Suitable for : Ages 14 and up Themes: African-American History, Slavery, Indentured Servants, Escape, Freedom...
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Double Dutch by Sharon Draper
Double Dutch Sharon Draper, Author Atheneum Books, YA Fiction, 2003 Suitable for: Grades 5 to 9 Themes: Dyslexia, Bullies, Friendship, Secrets, Sportsmanship Synopsis: Three eighth-grade friends...
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Morning Star
Morning Star Judith Paxton, Author Second Story Press, Fiction, September 2011 Suitable for Ages: Grades 4-6 Themes: Slavery, Underground Railroad, Racism, African-American Opening/Synopsis: “Flower...
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Under the Same Sun by Sharon Robinson
Under the Same Sun Sharon Robinson, Author AG Ford, Illustrator Scholastic Press, Fiction, Jan. 7, 2014 Suitable for Ages: 4-8 Themes: African-American, Family Relationships, Multigenerational,...
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
The Stars Beneath Our Feet David Barclay Moore, Author Knopf Books for Young Readers, Fiction, Sep. 19, 2017 Suitable for Ages: 12 and up Awards: Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent...
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy by Tony Medina and 13 Artists
Thirteen ways of Looking at a Black Boy Tony Medina & 13 Artists Penny Candy Books, Poetry, Feb. 13, 2018 Pages: 40 Suitable for Ages: 6-11 Themes: Poetry, Black boys, Everyday life, Emotions,...
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Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town by A. LaFaye
+ Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town A. LaFaye, Author Nicole Tadgell, Illustrator Albert Whitman & Company, Historical fiction, Jan. 1, 2019 Suitable for Ages: 5-8 Themes: African-American, Pioneer...
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For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington
For Black Girls Like Me Mariama J. Lockington, Author Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Fiction, Jul. 30, 2019 Suitable for Ages: 9-11 Themes: Idenity, African-American, Interracial adoptions, Family...
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A Door Made for Me by Tyler Merritt – Perfect Picture Book Friday
A Door Made for Me Tyler Merritt, Author Lonnie Ollivierre, Illustrator WorthyKids, Fiction, Sep. 13, 2022 Suitable for ages: 5-8 Themes: African-Americans, Racism, Racial injustice, Intergenerational...
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