Tag search:*African American

Freewater

by Amina Luqman-Dawson
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, *African American, Brothers and Sisters, Historical Fiction, Siblings, Slavery, Survival, Swamps, plantations, Emancipation — 1 more, INVENTORY 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
7157
Status
Available

New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner

by Jerry Craft
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, *African American, Friendship, Graphic Novel, middle grade, Racism, Realistic Fiction, Schools, Prejudice, Diversity — 2 more, Humor, INVENTORY 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
New Kid (1)
Barcode
7139
Status
Available

What Was the Underground Railroad?

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Paperback, 2013
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, *African American, 19th Century, abolitionist movement, Black History Month, Black History, American History, Civil War, Slavery, Harriet Tubman, grade 5 — 8 more, History, US History, Underground Railroad, *Shelved in Who is_Series, What is_series, INVENTORY 2022_23, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (973) HISTORY_UNITED STATES
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6843
Status
Available

Giants of Science: George Washington Carver - Innovator in Agriculture

by Lisa Halvorsen
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
CARVER, George Washington-Carver, *African American, Peanuts, (921) BIOGRAPHY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, Agriculture, Science, History, plant scientist, Scientists — 3 more, Inventors, INVENTORY 2022_23, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5632
Status
Available

Susan B. Anthony: Voice for Women's Voting Rights (Historical American Biographies)

by Martha E. Kendall
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Susan_B_Anthony, voting, WOMEN_RIGHTS, *African American, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Black History Month, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, INVENTORY 2022_23, ANTHONY_SUSAN_B.
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5606
Status
Available

Make Lemonade

by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Paperback, 1994
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, *African American, Babysitters, Novel in Verse, Realistic Fiction, Series, Poetry, teenage girls, teen, pregnancy, Poverty — 1 more, RED DOT
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
Make Lemonade Trilogy (1)
Barcode
1797
Status
Available
Call number
PB Wol

The Road to Memphis

by Mildred D. Taylor
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Historical Fiction, *African American, Civil Rights, *Mississippi, Racism, Prejudice, Race Relations, American History, 20th Century, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, middle grade — 1 more, INVENTORY 2022_23
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
Logan Family (6)
Barcode
1711
Status
Available
Call number
PB Tay

Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Logan Family Saga)

by Mildred D. Taylor
Paperback, 1991
Tags
Historical Fiction, *African American, Civil Rights, *Mississippi, Racism, Prejudice, Race Relations, American History, 20th Century, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, middle grade — 1 more, INVENTORY 2022_23
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
Logan Family (5)
Barcode
1710
Status
Available
Call number
PB Tay

The Land

by Mildred D. Taylor
Paperback, 2003
Tags
19th Century, *African American, Historical Fiction, *Mississippi, Racism, Series, Slavery, Race Relations, Prejudice, Civil War, middle grade — 3 more, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, INVENTORY 2022_23
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
Logan Family (1)
Barcode
1708
Status
Available
Call number
PB Tay

The Young Landlords

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 1989
Tags
Harlem, Realistic Fiction, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Landlords, Black History Month, urban history, Mental Illness, Poverty, Crime, *African American, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book — 2 more, RED DOT, INVENTORY 2022_23
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1473
Status
Available

Finding Langston

by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Poetry, Bullying, *African American, Single-Parent Families-Fiction, Langston Hughes, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, Black History Month
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
Finding Langston (1)
Barcode
97
Status
Available

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor
Hardcover, 1976
Tags
Newbery Medal, RED DOT, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), *African American, Depression 1929, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Historical Fiction, Racism, Segregation, Civil Rights, *Mississippi — 4 more, Classics, AFRICAN AMERICAN_FICTION, Black History Month, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
Logan Family (4)
Barcode
579
Status
Available

In the Hollow of Your Hand: Slave Lullabies

by Alice McGill
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
*African American, Lullabies, Slavery, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Songs, Poetry, Music, (700) ARTS_SPORTS_RECREATION, (780) MUSIC, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5028
Status
Available

Langston Hughes: Poet of the Harlem Renaissance (African-American Biographies)

by Christine M. Hill
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
*African American, Poetry, POETS-AFRICAN AMERICAN-BIOGRAPHY, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
African-American Biographies
Barcode
5711
Status
Available

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Newbery Medal, RED DOT, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), *African American, Depression 1929, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Historical Fiction, Racism, Segregation, Civil Rights, *Mississippi — 3 more, Classics, Black History Month, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
Logan Family (4)
Barcode
1709
Status
Available

Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs

by Mary E. Lyons
Paperback, 1996
Tags
*African American, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), Harriet Jacobs, Slavery, Historical Fiction, 6th grade: Realistic Fiction: African American, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Black History Month, *North Carolina
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1404
Status
Available

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?

by Patricia C. McKissack
Paperback, 1994
Tags
Sojourner Truth, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), (921) BIOGRAPHY, US History, Civil War, Women's History, American History, *African American, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Coretta Scott King Awards, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Scholastic Biography
Barcode
6287
Status
Available

Sounder

by William H. Armstrong
Hardcover, 1969
Tags
Newbery Medal, RED DOT, 7th grade: Library on Wheels, Dogs, Poverty, *African American, Black History Month, INVENTORY 2022_23
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
14
Status
Available

Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues

by Harriette Gillem Robinet
Paperback, 2002
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2015-16, *Alabama, AFRICAN AMERICAN, *African American, Civil Rights, Historical Fiction, Racism, Segregation, Mystery, award
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1603
Status
Available

Brown Girl Dreaming (Newbery Honor Book)

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2015-16, Newbery Honor, *African American, Autobiography, Civil Rights, Family, free verse, non-fiction, Memoir, Novel in Verse, Poetry — 8 more, *South Carolina, Black History, 6th grade: Biography, 6th grade: Chapter Book Choice, Coretta Scott King Awards, Black History Month, National Book Award Finalist, RED DOT
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
634
Status
Available

Nat Turner: Slave Revolt Ldr (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Terry Bisson
Paperback, 2005
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, Nat Turner, Slavery, leaders, *African American, Freedom, Civil Rights, Black History, American History, Black History Month, Age 8-12 — 2 more, Activists, 19th Century
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Black Americans of Achievement
Barcode
6291
Status
Available

Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny

by Virginia Hamilton
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
*African American, Scary Stories, Witches, Folklore, Fantasy, HALLOWEEN, Black History Month
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
243
Status
Available
Call number
Fic Ham

Narrative of Sojourner Truth

by Sojourner Truth
Paperback, 1997
Tags
*African American, American History, US History, History, (921) BIOGRAPHY, abolitionist movement, Slavery, Sojourner Truth, Black History, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels — 2 more, Black History Month, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6288
Status
Available

The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage

by Walter Dean Myers
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
*African American, World War I, History, Military, Black History, Racism, (940) HISTORY_EUROPE, Harlem Renaissance, US Army, AFRICAN AMERICAN, Black History Month — 1 more, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5820
Status
Available

The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad (Dell Yearling Biography)

by Kate McMullan
Paperback, 1990
Tags
*African American, Black History, Harriet Tubman, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Civil War, History, Slavery, abolitionist movement, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Short Biography (Small Green Dot) — 7 more, American History, Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman 1820?-1913, Small Green Dot, Black History Month, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Dell Yearling Biographies
Barcode
5579
Status
Available

Harriet Tubman and the Fight Against Slavery

by Bree Burns
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Harriet Tubman, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Black History, History, *African American, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Black History Month, GRADE 8 Curriculum: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6290
Status
Available

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)

by Ruby Bridges
Paperback, 2009
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, BRIDGES, RUBY, *African American, Civil Rights, Biography, Black History, Black History Month, Autobiography, Segregation, Social Studies — 1 more, INVENTORY 2022_23
Collection
LS/READERS [R]
Barcode
2795
Status
Available

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander
Paper Book, 2014
Tags
Newbery Medal, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), *African American, Basketball, Brothers and Sisters, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Coretta Scott King Awards, INVENTORY 2022_23, Black History Month
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
The Crossover (1)
Barcode
4
Status
Available

Sounder

by William Howard Armstrong
Paper Book, 1969
Tags
Newbery Medal, RED DOT, 7th grade: Library on Wheels, Dogs, Poverty, *African American, Black History Month
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1075
Status
Available

Through my eyes

by Ruby Bridges
Paper Book, 1999
Tags
*African American, Civil Rights, Autobiography, Black History, Courage, integration, Picture Books, Racism, Segregation, Social Studies, History — 5 more, American History, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5626
Status
Available

Scorpions, 25th Anniversary Edition

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 2013
Tags
Newbery Honor, *African American, drugs, Family, Gangs, guns, Harlem, Realistic Fiction, teen, Black History Month, violence — 2 more, RED DOT, Multicultural
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1472
Status
Available

Life Is So Good: One Man's Extraordinary Journey through the 20th Century and How he Learned to Read at Age 98

by George Dawson
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Biography, *African American, Black History Month
Collection
HS/Book Nook
Status
Available

Friend on Freedom River (Tales of Young Americans)

by Gloria Whelan
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
*African American, American History, Black History Month, *Canada, Courage, Historical Fiction, *Detroit, Freedom, Fugitive Slaves, Picture Books, Racism — 12 more, Slavery, US History, Black History, Slaves, Detroit River, INVENTORY 2022_23, Michigan, *Michigan, Underground Railroad, Diversity, 19th Century, Civil War
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
Tales of Young Americans (Detroit, 1850)
Barcode
2362
Status
Available
Call number
E Whe

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Dharathula H. Millender
Paperback, 1986
Tags
MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, (921) BIOGRAPHY, *African American, Black History, Civil Rights, US History, AFRICAN AMERICAN_BIOGRAPHY, Assassination, Historical Fiction, American History, Short Biography (Small Green Dot) — 3 more, Small Green Dot, Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr.
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans II
Barcode
5524
Status
Available

M.L.K.: The Journey of a King

by Tonya Bolden
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Black History, *African American, Civil Rights, Biography, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (920) BIOGRAPHY_GROUP, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Martin Luther King Jr., INVENTORY 2022_23, MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5761
Status
Available

My Dream of Martin Luther King

by Faith Ringgold
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
MLK_Martin Luther King Jr, *African American, US History, Civil Rights, Black History, Picture Books, Segregation, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Black History Month — 2 more, Martin Luther King Jr., Author's B-Day in October
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5523
Status
Available

Benjamin Banneker: Astronomer and Mathematician (African-American Biographies (Enslow))

by Laura Baskes Litwin
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Banneker-Benjamin 1731-1806, 7th Grade Curriculum: Math, Astronomers, MATHEMATICIANS, (921) BIOGRAPHY, *African American, AFRICAN AMERICAN, American History, Black History Month, Science
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
African-American Biographies
Barcode
5616
Status
Available

Harriet Tubman: Freedom Leader (Townsend Library)

by Tanya Savory
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Biography, AFRICAN AMERICAN_HISTORY, Black History, *African American, Harriet Tubman, Black History Month
Collection
HS/Book Nook
Status
Available

Dancing in the Wings

by Debbie Allen
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
*African American, Ballerinas, Ballet, Dance, Confidence, Picture Books, Determination, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, books to fix, Black History Month
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2126
Status
Available
Call number
E All

Distant Talking Drum, The

by Isaac Olaleye
Paperback, 1995
Tags
*Africa, *Nigeria, Picture Books, Social Studies, *African American, (811) POETRY, 6th grade: Poetry, Poetry, GRADE 7 Curriculum: AFRICA_LEGENDS, (800) LITERATURE, INVENTORY 2022_23 — 2 more, Africa, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5253
Status
Available
Call number
811 Ola

The Knee-high Man and Other Tales

by Julius Lester
Paperback, 1985
Tags
(398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, Folklore, *African American, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3943
Status
Available

Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

by Jane Yolen
Paperback, 1988
Tags
(398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, Folklore, *around the world, *Ireland, *Africa, *Germany, *Norway, *Burma, *Italy, *Russia, *Israel — 58 more, *Japan, *American Indian, *Iceland, *Vietnam, *England, *China, *Syria, *Siberia, *Tibet, *Turkey, *France, *Eskimo, *Wales, *Korea, *Jamaica, *Mexico, *India, *Finland, *Jewish, *Sweden, *USA, *Haiti, *African American, *Australian Aboriginal, *Egypt, *Scotland, *Spain, *Peru, *Czechoslovakia, *Cuba, *Greece, *Hungary, *Afghanistan, *Saudi Arabia, *Estonia, *Papua, Short Stories, Japan, PERU, SOUTH AMERICA, South America_Folklore, *South America, Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep_Oct), GRADE 8 Passport to the World_JAPAN, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_CHINA, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_INDIA, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_TURKEY, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_ICELAND_Culture, INVENTORY 2022_23, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, (390) CUSTOMS_ETIQUETTE_ FOLKLORE, GRADE 7 Curriculum: AFRICA_LEGENDS, GRADE 7 Curriculum: SOUTH AMERICA_PERU, GRADE 7 Curriculum: SOUTH AMERICA, Afghanistan, Africa, Black History Month, ST. PATRICK'S DAY_Irish Stories
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Barcode
3928
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 Yol

John Henry

by Julius Lester
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
(398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, Folklore, *African American, *USA, Black History, Caldecott Honor, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3835
Status
Available

Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)

by Virginia Hamilton
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
*African American, Coretta Scott King Awards, African Folktales, (398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3795
Status
Available

Women of Hope: African-Americans Who Made a Difference

by Joyce Hansen
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN, Women, Heroes, *African American, Biography, Black History, American History, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, Women's History, Black History Month, Maya Angelou — 11 more, Mae Jemison, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Marian Wright Edelman, Ruby Dee, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Josephine Baker, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Photography, WOMEN_RIGHTS, INVENTORY 2022_23
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3535
Status
Available
Call number
323.4 Han

Harlem (Caldecott Honor Book)

by Walter Dean Myers
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
*African American, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, AFRICAN AMERICAN_POETRY, POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Awards, Harlem Renaissance, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5248
Status
Available

I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry

by Catherine Clinton
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
*African American, POETRY (811), (811) POETRY, POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN_POETRY, Harlem Renaissance, Slavery, Civil Rights, Poetry, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5210
Status
Available
Call number
811 Cli

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

by Kadir Nelson
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Baseball, (796) OUTDOOR SPORTS, Sports, *African American, Civil Rights, History, Coretta Scott King Awards, Harlem Renaissance, AFRICAN AMERICAN_SPORTS, Segregation, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5133
Status
Available

A Ring of Tricksters : Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, And Africa

by Virginia Hamilton
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, *Africa, *African American, Alligators, Animals, Tricksters, *West Indian, *America, Folklore, (398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, African Folktales — 6 more, *India, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES, INVENTORY 2022_23, Africa, GRADE 7 Curriculum: AFRICA_LEGENDS, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3796
Status
Available

Mightier Than the Sword: World Folktales for Strong Boys

by Jane Yolen
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, (398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, Folklore, Picture Books, Short Stories, Anthology, Boys, sword, *China, *Angola, *Germany — 18 more, *Norway, *African American, *Russia, *Native American, *Burma, *Ireland, *Hungary, *Israel, *England, *Afghanistan, *Finland, Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day, GRADE 8 Passport to the World_CHINA, Afghanistan, Black History Month, ST. PATRICK'S DAY_Irish Stories, strong boys
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
World Folktales
Barcode
3929
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 Yol
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