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Strong Voices
Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is a collection of significant speeches, made both by those who held the reins of power and those who didn’t, at significant …
No Small Potatoes
Discover the incredible true story of how one of history's most successful potato farmers began life as a slave and worked until he was named the "Potato King of the World" Junius …
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow (Scholastic Focus)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents a journey through America's past and our nation's attempts at renewal in this look at the Civil War's conclusion, Reconstruction, and the rise of …
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!
"A profile as bold and vivacious as the singer herself." —Kirkus (starred review)"Terrific for all collections that want to inspire the musically inclined and highlight innovative …
Capital Days
Michael Shiner's Capital Days introduces young readers to Washington, D.C. during the early to mid-nineteenth century. Spanning over 60 years, the story of Michael Shiner …
Star Sailor: My Life as a NASA Astronaut
Space science and shared humanity shine as the first Black head of NASA offers an up-close and thrilling account of his shuttle missions, including some of the defining moments of …
The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music
This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a …
Speak Up, Speak Out!: The Extraordinary Life of Fighting Shirley Chisholm
How to Build a Museum
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is truly groundbreaking The first national museum whose mission is to illuminate for all people, the rich, …
Dovey Undaunted: A Black Woman Breaks Barriers in the Law, the Military, and the Ministry
Dovey Johnson Roundtree was most famous for her successful defense of an indigent Black man accused of the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, a prominent white Washington, DC, …
Pathfinders
Bolden offers an insightful look at some of the most fascinating yet relatively unknown African American figures, from the first Africans to arrive on American soil to those who …
Emancipation Proclamation
Published on the anniversary of when President Abraham Lincoln’s order went into effect, this book offers readers a unique look at the events that led to the Emancipation …