Compiled by Hackley Public Library Staff
When Marian Sang jB An 24r
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Marian Anderson is best known for her historic concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939.
Maya Angelou jB An437s
by Valerie Spain
Meet Maya and discover how she became an actress, a dancer, a TV producer and a famous writer!
Benjamin Banneder jB B226h
by Bonnie Hinman
A biography of the 18th century African American who taught himself math and astronomy and helped survey Washington DC
Romare Bearden Collage of Memories jB B38g
by Jan Greenberg
One of the most important American artists of the 20th Century
At Her Majesty’s Request: An African Princess in
Victorian England jB B641m
by Walter Dean Myers
Story of an African Princess saved from execution and taken to England, where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing.
The Story of Ruby Bridges jB B764c
by Robert Coles
The story of the first black child to attend an all-white
elementary school.
One More Valley, One More Hill: The story of
Aunt Clara Brown jjB B812o
by Linda Lowery
Chronicles the life of a women born into slavery, who became a pioneer and entrepreneur, earning money to bring other slaves to a new start in Colorado.
A Pocketful of Goobers: A story about
George Washington Carver jB C256m
by Barbara Mitchell
Describes his scientific efforts and his production of more than 300 uses for the peanut.
Fly High! The story of Bessie Coleman jB C676b
by Louise Borden and Mary Kay Kroeger
The life of an African American women who went all the way to France in order to earn her pilot’s license in 1921.
Frederick Douglass: Leader Against Slavery jB D747m
by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
The story of an African American man born into slavery who escaped to freedom in the 19th century and became an active
abolitionists
Dr. Charles Drew: Medical Pioneer jB D82w
by Susan Whitehurst
A skilled doctor and scientist, he created the first major blood-banking program.
Paul Laurence Dunbar, a poet to remember jB D911m
by Patricia C. McKissack
Black poet and novelist whose works gave an honest presentation of black life.
Duke Ellington jB EL48p
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
The story of one of the greatest composers of the 20th Century
The Kidnapped Prince : the life of Olaudah Equiano jB Eq51k
by Olaudah Equiano
The story of a young African boy who was carried off to slavery and his struggle for freedom.
Savion, My Life in Tap jB G 418s
by Savion Glover and Bruce Weber
Famous African American tap dancer and choreographer
Arctic Explorer The Story of Matthew Henson jB H398f
by Jeri Ferris
A black explorer who took six expeditions to the North Pole.
Langston Hughes: American Poet jB H874L
by Alice Walker
A leading poet of the black world.
Jump at de sun: the story of Sora Neale Hurston jB H946p
by A.P. Porter
Afro-American writer known for her novels, plays, articles, etc.
I Was Born a Slave: the story of Harriet Jacobs jB J152i
by Jennifer Fleischner
Traces the life of a slave who became a fugitive and was eventually freed with her children.
Daniel “Chappie” James jB J232s
by Neil Super
America’s first black four-star General.
I See You I See Myself jB L4364L
by Deba Foxley Leach
The story of the young life of Jacob Lawrence, a painter and
storyteller.
Ronald McNair jB M231n
by Corinne Naden
A black astronaut who was killed in the Challenger space shuttle
explosion in 1986.
Toni Morrison: the magic of words.
by Jim Haskins
The first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for
Literature in 1993.
Jesse Owens jB Ow2r
by Rick Rennert
The winner of 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.
Satchel Paige jB P152c
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
First African American to pitch in the major league World Series, and first to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Condoleezza Rice, Being the Best jB R36w
by Mary Dodson Wade
Introduces Nation Security Advisor and her accomplishments.
Promises to Keep, How Jackie Robinson changed America jB R563r
by Sharon Robinson
The first African American to play in the major leagues.
Wilma Unlimited jB R835k
by Kathleen Krull
A woman who overcame polio to become the first woman to win
3 gold medals in track in an Olympics.
Latrell Sprewell jB Sp79p
by Michael J. Pellowski
Examines the life this NBA Basketball Star
Nat Turner, Slave Revolt Leader jB T855b
by Terry Bisson
Slave and preacher who led major revolt in 1831
Vision of Beauty jB W154v
by Kathryn Lasky
The story of Sarah Breedlove Walker, a pioneer in hair and beauty care for black women.
Denzel Washington jB W76w
by Sara McIntosh Wooten
African American actor who has earned 2 Academy awards
Ida B. Wells, Mother of the Civil Rights Moverment jB w462F
by Dennis and Judith Fradin
Nation’s earliest civil rights leader and helped found the NAACP.
Venus and Serena Williams jB W675s
by Mark Stewart
Two African American sisters who rose to stardom in the
tennis world.
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