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Black Heroes: Inspiring Stories for Young Minds

Journey across borders, through time, and even through space to meet icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of black achievement.

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  • Extraordinary true tales of three black historical figures in the Old West.
    BookNew York, NY : TOON Books, an imprint of RAW Junior, LLC, [2020] — E185.925 .S65 2020
  • Forgotten Founders

    Black Patriots, Women Soldiers, and Other Thinkers and Heroes Who Shaped Early America

    Lowe, Mifflin
    An inspiring book of stories about the heroic women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and others who played pivotal roles in America's birth.
    Book[Fresno, California] : Bushel & Peck Books, [2022] — E302.5 .L69 2022
  • Young, Gifted and Black

    Meet 52 Black Heroes From Past and Present

    Wilson, Jamia, 1980-
    Meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of achievement.
    BookMinneapolis, MN : Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2018. — E185.96 .W578 2018
  • Tubman became the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, rescuing her family members and dozens of others from plantations in the south and helping them reach safety in the north.
    BookNew York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2016] — E444.T82 D63 2016
  • Jesse Owens

    Athletes Who Made a Difference

    Hoena, B. A.
    Jesse Owens smashed records throughout his track and field career. In 1936, he made history at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Owens won four gold medals, combating Adolf Hitler's message of Nazi superiority.
    BookMinneapolis : Graphic Universe an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., 2020. — GV697.O9 H64 2020
  • Flying Free

    How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight

    Parsons, Karyn, 1968-
    The story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to earn her pilot's license
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020. — TL540.C546 P37 2020
  • Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.
    BookNew York : Simon Spotlight, 2016. — TL789.85.J46 C35 2016
  • An illustrated edition of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech. He was a clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement.
    BookNew York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2012. — E185.97.K5 A5 2012b
  • A biography on Ruby Bridges and how she stood up against racism and hatred to help integrate Louisiana's school system.
    BookNew York : Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2015. — F379.N59 N4447 2015
  • Frederick Douglass was a former enslaved man who inspired others like him to fight for their freedom as a key leader of the abolitionist movement.
    BookNew York : Holiday House, c2010. — E449.D75 A34 2010