About Black History

Keep in mind, when studying oppression, you should also focus on resistance.

Freedom on the Menu

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Black History in Its Own Words

by Ronald Wimberly

Show Way

by Jacqueline Woodson

The Undefeated

by Kwame Alexander

Freedom in Congo Square

by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie

Hidden Figures

by Margot Lee Shetterly, Winnifred Conkling

Sit In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Rad American Women A-Z

by Kate Schats

Firebird

by Misty Copeland (a modern-day history maker)

Love Twelve Miles Long

by Glenda Armand

Before She Was Harriet

by Lesa Cline-Ransome

This Is the Rope: A Story From the Great Migration

by Jacqueline Woodson

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

by Carole Boston Weatherford

The Youngest Marcher

by Cynthia Levinson

The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just

by Melina Mangal

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

by Vashti Harrison

Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History

by Vashti Harrison

Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids

by Arlisha Norwood