Tag search:African Americans

Black Heroes of the Wild West

by Ruth Pelz
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
African Americans
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6197
Status
Available

Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up

by Melissa Thomson
Paperback, 2009
Tags
African Americans, Grade 2, Washington DC, Schools, Humor, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2018-19
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
Keena Ford (1)
Barcode
1726
Status
Available

The Young Landlords

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 1989
Tags
Harlem, Realistic Fiction, African Americans, Landlords
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1473
Status
Available

The Mouse Rap

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 1992
Tags
African Americans, Treasure, Harlem Rap
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1471
Status
Available

Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid

by Walter Dean Myers
Paperback, 1990
Tags
African Americans, Sports, Orphans, Friendship
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1470
Status
Available

Darnell Rock Reporting

by Walter Dean Myers Illustrator
Paperback, 1996
Tags
African Americans, Homeless, Realistic Fiction, School Newspaper
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1469
Status
Available

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race

by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Paperback, 2003
Tags
African Americans, Diversity, Education, Psychology, Race Relations, sociology, EC Multicultural, EC new collection 2017-18, Parent Library
Collection
EC/Parent Library [yellow dot]
Status
Available

The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children

by Gloria Ladson-Billings
Paperback, 1994
Tags
African Americans, Education, Multicultural, EC Multicultural, pedagogy, professional, development, Race Relations, sociology, Parent Library, EC new collection 2017-18
Collection
EC/Parent Library [yellow dot]
Status
Available

If You Come Softly

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
African Americans, interracial relationships, intimacy, Love, *New York, Racism, Romance, relationship
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
If You Come Softly Series (1)
Barcode
635
Status
Available

Children of Promise: African-American Literature and Art for Young People

by Charles Sullivan
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICANS-ART, ART-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY, POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, PHOTOGRAPHY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY, Harlem Renaissance, Art, Art History, Poetry, Painting — 9 more, Photography, African Americans, Literature, Anthology, American History, Civil Rights, Black History Month, Black History, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5271
Status
Available

Jackie Robinson (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Richard Scott
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
Jackie Robinson 1919-1972, African Americans, Baseball, Sports, Athletes, Black History Month, Black History, Civil Rights, Segregation, Heroes, BIOGRAPHY (921) — 1 more, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Black Americans of Achievement
Barcode
6233
Status
Available

Escape North!: The Story of Harriet Tubman (Step into Reading, Level 3)

by Monica Kulling
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Harriet Tubman 1820?-1913, Slaves, Slavery, African Americans, Women, Women's History, Underground Railroad, American History, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5580
Status
Available

Small Steps

by Louis Sachar
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
Disability, Cerebral Palsy, Series, Singers, African Americans, Sequel to Holes
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Series
Holes (2)
Barcode
523
Status
Available

Pink and Say

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
Historical Fiction, Civil War, African Americans, Friendship, Slavery, Death, Soldiers, War, Racism, American History, Civil Rights
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
419
Status
Available

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

by Bonnie Bader
Paperback, 2008
Tags
KING-MARTIN LUTHER JR.-1929-1968-BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN AMERICANS-BIOGRAPHY, ACTIVISTS-BIOGRAPHY, Civil Rights, BIOGRAPHY (921), (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, African Americans, Activists, Equality — 5 more, American History, Assassination, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2017-18, MLK - Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King Jr.
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (29)
Barcode
5431
Status
Available

I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott

by Shelia P. Moses
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Dred Scott 1809-1858, Historical Fiction, African Americans, Slavery, Trials, Narratives, Freedom, Supreme Court, American History, U.S. History
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
371
Status
Available

Nightwalkers

by Judy K. Morris
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Animals, Elephants, African Americans, Foster Care
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
369
Status
Available

Sweet Clara and The Freedom Quilt

by Deborah Hopkinson
Paperback, 1993
Tags
SLAVERY-FICTION, Slavery, Picture Books, Underground Railroad, Freedom, African Americans, Courage, Quilting, Historical Fiction, Sewing, American History — 1 more, U.S. History
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2229
Status
Available

Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of African American Artists

by Tonya Bolden
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART, AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS, ART-AFRICAN AMERICAN, ARTISTS-AFRICAN AMERICAN, Harlem Renaissance, ART HISTORY, Art, African Americans, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Biography, Artists — 6 more, Black History Month, Black History, Painting, Painters, Sculpture, Sculptors
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4922
Status
Available

Bucking the Sarge

by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
African Americans, *Michigan, Flint, Group Homes, Mothers, Mothers and Sons, Poverty
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
115
Status
Available

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
Historical Fiction, African Americans, Family, Birmingham, *Alabama, Racism, Civil Rights, Newbery Honor, *Michigan, Flint, 1960's
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
117
Status
Available

Bud, Not Buddy

by Christopher Paul Curtis
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Awards, African Americans, Great Depression 1929, Musicians, Runaways, Jazz, Orphans, *Michigan, Historical Fiction, Flint
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
787
Status
Available

Bud, Not Buddy

by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Awards, African Americans, Great Depression 1929, Musicians, Runaways, Jazz, Orphans, *Michigan, Historical Fiction, Flint
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
116
Status
Available

Mystery of the Dark Tower: a Bessie Mystery (American Girl History Mysteries #6)

by American Girl History Mysteries Series
Paperback, 2000
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICANS-FICTION, Harlem Renaissance, HARLEM-FICTION, Mystery, Series, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2017-18, African Americans, Harlem, Historical Fiction, *New York, Musicians — 1 more, historical mystery
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
American Girl History Mysteries (6), American Girls (Mysteries)
Barcode
709
Status
Available

Dave at Night

by Gail Carson Levine
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICANS-FICTION, Jewish, Harlem Renaissance, Jazz, African Americans, *New York, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2017-18
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
319
Status
Available

Yolonda's Genius

by Carol Fenner
Paperback, 1997
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICANS-FICTION, MUSICIANS-FICTION, Genius, African Americans, Musicians, Newbery Honor, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Music, Brothers and Sisters, Siblings
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
877
Status
Available

M.C. Higgins the Great

by Virginia Hamilton
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICANS-FICTION, Newbery Medal, Historical Fiction, African Americans, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2017-18
Collection
LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
244
Status
Available

The Entrance Place of Wonders: Poems of the Harlem Renaissance

by Daphne Muse
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY, Harlem Renaissance, POETRY-HARLEM RENAISSANCE, Poetry, African Americans, Picture Books, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2017-18
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5246
Status
Available

Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934

by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
BASEBALL-HISTORY, AFRICAN AMERICANS-BASEBALL, NEGRO LEAGUES-HISTORY, Sports, Segregation, Baseball, African Americans, Civil Rights, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2017-18
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5135
Status
Available

The Hundred Penny Box

by Sharon Bell Mathis
Paperback, 1989
Tags
Short Chapter Books (Lavender Dot), African Americans, Newbery Honor, Historical Fiction, Grandmothers, Lavender Dot
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
3273
Status
Available

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards))

by Jen Bryant
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Picture Book Biography, PIPPIN-HORACE 1888-1946-BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS-BIOGRAPHY, ARTISTS-AFRICAN AMERICAN-BIOGRAPHY, PAINTERS, ARTISTS, Horace Pippin, Art, Artists, Painters — 10 more, African Americans, Disability, Harlem Renaissance, Perseverance, World War I, Small Green Dot, Art History, Painting, BIOGRAPHY (921), (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5557
Status
Available

Meet Maya Angelou (Landmark Books)

by Valerie Spain
Paperback, 2003
Tags
BIOGRAPHY (921), Maya Angelou, Poets, African Americans, Women, Writers, Women's History, RED DOT, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5605
Status
Available

Muhammad Ali (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Jack Rummel
Paperback, 2005
Tags
ALI-MUHAMMED 1942-1916, BOXERS, ATHLETES, SPORTS, Boxing, BIOGRAPHY (921), African Americans, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Black Americans of Achievement
Barcode
5601
Status
Available

Muhammad Ali (Baa) (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Jack Rummel
Hardcover, 1988
Tags
ALI-MUHAMMED 1942-1916, BOXERS, ATHLETES, SPORTS, Boxing, BIOGRAPHY (921), African Americans, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Black Americans of Achievement
Barcode
5602
Status
Available

Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Jo Harper
Paperback, 2004
Tags
BIOGRAPHY (921), Short Biography (Small Green Dot), American History, Historical Fiction, RUDOLPH-WILMA 1940-1994-BIOGRAPHY, ATHLETES-BIOGRAPHY, Track and Field, OLYMPICS-BIOGRAPHY, SPORTS-BIOGRAPHY, Sports, Olympics — 8 more, African Americans, Women, Women Athletes, Women's History, Small Green Dot, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Pentathlon, Greek Games
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans II
Barcode
5567
Status
Available

Rosa Parks (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Kathleen Kudlinski
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Rosa Parks, African Americans, Civil Rights, Segregation, American History, African Americans-Biography, BIOGRAPHY (921), Historical Fiction, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans II
Barcode
5553
Status
Available

In the Hollow of Your Hand: Slave Lullabies

by Alice McGill
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
SONGS-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN SONGS, POETRY-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY, SLAVERY-LULLABIES, Lullabies, Slavery, African Americans, Songs, Poetry
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5028
Status
Available

Cherries and Cherry Pits

by Vera B. Williams
Paperback, 1991
Tags
DRAWING-FICTION, Cherries, Picture Books, Imagination, Art, African Americans
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2364
Status
Available

Joe Louis (Black American Series)

by Rugio Vitale
Paperback, 1991
Tags
LOUIS-JOE 1914-1981, ATHLETES, BIOGRAPHY (921), Boxing, Harlem Renaissance, Sports, AFRICAN AMERICANS, (921) BIOGRAPHY
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Status
Available

Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories

by Jan Greenberg
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
BEARDEN-ROMARE 1911-1988, ARTISTS-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS, Harlem Renaissance, Collage / Assemblage, ARTISTS, Biography, Art, Art History, Black History Month, African Americans — 2 more, Jazz, Romare Bearden
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4934
Status
Available

Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence

by John Duggleby
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
LAWRENCE-JACOB 1917-2000, ARTISTS-AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS, Harlem Renaissance, ARTISTS, PAINTERS, African American Painters, African American Artists, African Americans, Biography
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4977
Status
Available

My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

by Christine King Farris
Paperback, 2006
Tags
KING-MARTIN LUTHER JR.-1929-1968-BIOGRAPHY, Civil Rights, AFRICAN AMERICANS-BIOGRAPHY, MLK - Martin Luther King Jr, BIOGRAPHY (921), Picture Book Biography, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Activists, Equality — 2 more, African Americans, Martin Luther King Jr.
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5526
Status
Available

Kwanzaa (True Books: Holidays)

by Dana Meachen Rau
Paperback, 2000
Tags
AFRICAN AMERICANS-HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS-AFRICAN AMERICANS, Kwanzaa, Holidays, African Americans
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
True Book (Holidays), True Books: Holidays
Barcode
3618
Status
Available

Dave at Night

by Gail Carson Levine
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Harlem Renaissance, Jazz, African Americans, Historical Fiction, Jewish
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1367
Status
Available

Follow the Drinking Gourd (Dragonfly Books)

by Jeanette Winter
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Picture Books, Slavery, Underground Railroad, Historical Fiction, African Americans, Civil War, GRADE 3 Curriculum: BLACK HISTORY
Collection
LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2365
Status
Available

Who Was Maya Angelou?

by Ellen Labrecque
Paperback, 2016
Tags
BIOGRAPHY (921), (921) BIOGRAPHY, Maya Angelou, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2015-16, RED DOT, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), ANGELOU-MAYA 1928-2014, POETS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, Women, Writers — 2 more, Women's History, Small Green Dot
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
Who Was ...? (119)
Barcode
5412
Status
Available

To Be a Slave

by Julius Lester
Paperback, 1988
Tags
Slavery, Black History, Black History Month, African Americans, Newbery Honor, Historical Fiction, Civil War, Biography, Racism, American History, U.S. History — 1 more, Memoir
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6106
Status
Available

The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage

by Walter Dean Myers
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
*African American, World War I, 8th grade Curriculum: American History, History, Military, Black History, Racism, HISTORY_EUROPE (940), Harlem Renaissance, US Army, AFRICAN AMERICANS — 1 more, Black History Month
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5820
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, BIOGRAPHY (921), *African American, (921) BIOGRAPHY, African Americans, American History, Black History Month, Science
Collection
LS/GENERAL [#]
Series
African-American Biographies
Barcode
5616
Status
Available

Pink and Say

by Ragdoll Productions
Paperback, 1995
Tags
Historical Fiction, Civil War, African Americans, Friendship, Slavery, Death, Soldiers, War, Racism, American History, Civil Rights — 1 more, PURCHASED / ACQUIRED in 2014-15
Collection
LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Barcode
1562
Status
Available
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