This children's book tells the true story of Oney Judge, a young African American woman who was a slave in George Washington's presidential household. She liberated herself by way of a daring escape and defied his attempts to recapture her. Oney speaks to us from the pages of history: 'I escaped one night in May 1796 when the President and Miss Martha were eating their dinner'. Author Diane D. Turner gives substance to this woman whose life has been documented in the stories of our nation's hist...
My People (Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator Winner Title(s))
by Langston Hughes
Ashlee Learns about Engineers (Career Books for Kids)
by Tiffany Obeng
Michelle Obama Book for Kids (Legends for Kids, #30)
by Verity Books
Journey to Freedom (Set) (Journey to Freedom: The African American Library)
Excellence in the Arts (21st Century Skills Library: Racial Justice in America: Excellence and Achievement)
by Kelisa Wing
A powerful and poetic picture book about Black history in the United States, from the shores of Africa and slavery, to the civil rights and Black Lives Matter movements. With stunning lyricism reminiscent of traditional African spirituals and today's rhythm and flow of hip-hop, a teacher shares the history of being Black in the US, while continuing to march into present day--undeterred and proud to be Black. Author Jaha Nailah Avery shows you have to understand the past to shape the future, and...
The Civil Rights Movement: A Coloring and Activity Book
by Deidra Moore
A poem celebrating the role of church in the lives and history of African Americans, from the time of slavery through the struggle for civil rights to the well-established churches of today
Provides an overview of how Africans were brought to America and gives examples of how they were treated as slaves and the efforts of some to gain freedom.
Scientists, Healers, and Inventors (Book of Black Heroes)
by Wade Hudson