Subject search:African Americans

Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories

by Ellen S. Levine
Paperback, 1993
Tags
African-American, Civil Rights
Barcode
34747000008421
Status
Check shelf
Call number
321.1 LE

John Henry

by Julius Lester
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
African-American, Caldecott Medal winner, folk tale
Collection
E: EVERYBODY Books, bottom shelves (RED label)
Barcode
34747000053880
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E L

Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book)

by Janet Stevens
Hardcover, 1995
Collection
E: EVERYBODY Books, bottom shelves (RED label)
Barcode
34747000055612
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E S

Young Jackie Robinson: Baseball Hero

by Edward Farrell
Hardcover, 1991
Collection
E 92: BIOGRAPHY (RED & ORANGE labels, E Biographies shelf)
Series
First-Start Biographies
Barcode
34747000052791
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E 92 RO

A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Picture Book Biography)

by David A. Adler
Paperback, 1989
Collection
E 92: BIOGRAPHY (RED & ORANGE labels, E Biographies shelf)
Series
Picture Book Biographies
Barcode
34747000063327
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E 92 K

The Best Way to Play: A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers, Level 3 (Oprah's Book Club)

by Bill Cosby
Paperback, 1997
Collection
EZ Readers (RED label in baskets & on E shelf)
Series
Little Bill (3)
Barcode
34747000058178
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E C

Great Black Heroes: Five Brave Explorers (Scholastic Reader, Level 4)

by Wade Hudson
Paperback, 1995
Tags
African-American, African-American history
Collection
E 92: BIOGRAPHY (RED & ORANGE labels, E Biographies shelf)
Barcode
34747000048898
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E 92 HU

Hot Day on Abbott Avenue (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards))

by Karen English
Hardcover, 2004
Collections
B4B 9/25/23, BOOKS for BUS
Status
Check shelf
Call number
813.6

Donavan's Word Jar[DONAVANS WORD JAR][Paperback]

by MonalisaDegross
Paperback, 1998
Collections
B4B 4 3/29/23, BOOKS for BUS, Sale
Status
Check shelf
Call number
813.54

Meet Addy: An American Girl c.3

by Connie Porter
Paperback, 1994
Tags
slavery, escape from slavery, Civil War, African-American, buddy book
Collections
AG: American Girl (BLUE or LIGHT BLUE label, AG shelf), History
Series
American Girls (Addy 1), American Girls: Addy (1)
Barcode
1297
Status
Check shelf
Call number
AG Ad 1864 c.3

Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By

by Sharon Robinson
Paperback, 2001
Tags
baseball, segregation, African-American, black history
Collections
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves), History, NONFICTION shelves (WHITE label)
Barcode
1206
Status
In Process
Call number
J 92 RO

My America: Freedom's Wings: Corey's Diary, Kentucky to Ohio, 1857

by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Underground Railroad, escape from slavery, African-American, black history
Collections
HISTORICAL FICTION/BIOGRAPHY shelves (LIGHT BLUE label), History
Series
Dear America Collections (My America: Underground Railroad / Corey's 1st Diary, 1857), My America (Underground Railroad: Corey's 1st Diary, 1857), My Story
Barcode
34747000083440
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J DA 1857 KY/OH

Mission to Black America: The True Story of James Edson White and the Riverboat Morning Star

by Ronald D. Graybill
Paperback, 1971
Collection
SC: Story Colllection shelves, alcove on right (WHITE label)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
SC Gr

Uncle Jed's Barbershop

by Margaree King Mitchell
Paperback, 1993
Tags
African-American, Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book
Collection
E: EVERYBODY Books, bottom shelves (RED label)
Barcode
34747000054359
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E M

More Than Anything Else (Booker T. Washington)

by Marie Bradby
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
Booker T. Washington, African-American, learning to read, literacy
Collection
E 92: BIOGRAPHY (RED & ORANGE labels, E Biographies shelf)
Barcode
34747000059440
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E 92 Wa

Flossie and the Fox

by Patricia McKissack
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
African-American, folk tale, rural South, girl
Collection
E: EVERYBODY Books, bottom shelves (RED label)
Barcode
656
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E McK

Sounder

by William H Armstrong
Hardcover, 1972
Tags
Newbery Medal Winner, dogs, African-American, boy story, courage, love, faith, Great Depression, inspired 1973 movie
Collections
History, JUNIOR NOVELS (BLUE label shelves)
Barcode
34747000065058
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J Ar

Colin Powell (Today's Heroes)

by David Roth
Paperback, 1993
Tags
African-American, military
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Series
Today's Heroes
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Po

Boundless Grace

by Mary Hoffman
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
African-American, Africa, stepfamilies, multi-cultural, girl
Collection
E: EVERYBODY Books, bottom shelves (RED label)
Series
Grace (Hoffman)
Barcode
610
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E H

Shoes for Everyone: A Story About Jan Matzeliger (Creative Minds Biography)

by Barbara Mitchell
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
inventors, African-American, 19th century
Collections
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves), History
Series
Creative Minds Biographies
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Ma

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Boy with a Dream

by Dharathula Millender
Hardcover, 1969
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans II
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Ki

One-Hundred-and-One African-American Read-Aloud Stories

by Susan Kantor
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
African-American, African fables moral stories, Anansi, Moses, Rosa Parks, Colin Powell, biography, US history, songs and poetry, black history
Collection
JUNIOR NOVELS (BLUE label shelves)
Barcode
34747000056792
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J Ka

Charlotte Forten, free Black teacher

by Esther (Morris) Douty
Hardcover, 1971
Tags
black history
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Fo

Circle of Gold (Apple Paperbacks)

by Candy Dawson Boyd
Paperback, 1996
Tags
African-American, Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book, Mother's Day
Collection
JUNIOR NOVELS (BLUE label shelves)
Barcode
34747000059713
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J Bo

Mr. Creator's Borrowed Brown Hands (George Washington Carver)

by Yvonne Davy
Paperback, 1977
Tags
inventors, peanuts, peanut butter
Collections
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves), History, Technology
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Ca c.2

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Mildred D. Taylor
Hardcover, 1976
Tags
classic, inspired 1978 movie starring Morgan Freeman
Collection
SC: Story Colllection shelves, alcove on right (WHITE label)
Series
Logan Family (4)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
SC Ta

Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story (The American Girl Collection)

by Connie Porter
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Holiday - Christmas
Collections
AG: American Girl (BLUE or LIGHT BLUE label, AG shelf), History
Series
American Girls (Addy 3), American Girls: Addy (3)
Barcode
34747000060232
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J AG Gr Po

Addy Learns a Lesson: A School Story

by Connie Porter
Paperback, 1993
Collections
AG: American Girl (BLUE or LIGHT BLUE label, AG shelf), History
Series
American Girls (Addy 2), American Girls: Addy (2)
Barcode
34747000050027
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J Po

Meet Addy: An American Girl c.1

by Connie Porter
Paperback, 1994
Tags
slavery, escape from slavery, Civil War, African-American, buddy book
Collections
AG: American Girl (BLUE or LIGHT BLUE label, AG shelf), History
Series
American Girls (Addy 1), American Girls: Addy (1)
Barcode
34747000050035
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J Po c.1

Tar Beach

by Faith Ringgold
Paperback, 1996
Tags
Caldecott Honor winner, city, summer, 1939, African-American, Harlem, New York City
Collection
E: EVERYBODY Books, bottom shelves (RED label)
Series
Cassie
Barcode
34747000057949
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E R

Why Are People Different?: A Book About Prejudice (Learn About Living Books)

by Barbara Shook Hazen
Hardcover, 1985
Collection
E: EVERYBODY Books, bottom shelves (RED label)
Barcode
34747000053195
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E H

The Rockhound Mystery (Starburst)

by Mary Duplex
Paperback, 1993
Collections
JUNIOR NOVELS (BLUE label shelves), Mystery
Barcode
34747000077954
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J Du

Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman

by Nikki Grimes
Paperback, 2002
Tags
Bessie Coleman 1892-1926, Airplanes, aviation, flying, African-American
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Co

Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

by Sharon Robinson
Paperback, 2005
Tags
sports, baseball, segregation
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Ro

Barefoot: Escape On The Underground Railroad

by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Paperback, 1997
Tags
African-American
Collections
E: EVERYBODY Books, bottom shelves (RED label), History
Barcode
34747000052692
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E E

Up From Slavery

by Booker T. Washington
Paperback, 2018
Collections
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves), NONFICTION shelves (WHITE label)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Wa

Rosa

by Nikki Giovanni
Paperback, 2007
Collection
E 92: BIOGRAPHY (RED & ORANGE labels, E Biographies shelf)
Series
The Good and The Beautiful Library - Reading Level 6
Barcode
34747000078952
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E 92 Pa

Escape from Slavery: Five Journeys to Freedom

by Doreen Rappaport
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Underground Railroad, Henry Box Brown, Jane Johnson, Ellen & William Craft, Uncle Tom's Cabin: Eliza
Collections
History, NONFICTION shelves (WHITE label)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 973.04

The Patchwork Quilt

by Valerie Flournoy
Hardcover, 1952
Tags
African-American, grandparents, grandmother, girl
Collection
E: EVERYBODY Books, bottom shelves (RED label)
Barcode
34747000052858
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E F

Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave

by Virginia Hamilton
Paperback, 1989
Tags
slavery, Boston, 1854
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Bu

Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763 (Dear America Series)

by Patricia C. McKissack
Hardcover, 2004
Collections
HISTORICAL Fiction/TRAILBLAZER Series (LIGHT BLUE & ORANGE), History
Series
Dear America (Colonial Times: New York Colony, 1763), Dear America - Publication Order (34), Dear America Collections (Dear America: Colonial Times, 1763), My Story
Barcode
34747000075347
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J DA 1763 NY

To Kill a Mockingbird, c.2

by Harper Lee
Paperback, 1988
Tags
classic, movie
Collection
SC: Story Colllection shelves, alcove on right (WHITE label)
Series
To Kill a Mockingbird (1)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
SC Le c.2

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, c.1

by Frederick Douglass
Paperback, 1982
Tags
Emancipation, slavery, abolitionists, African-American
Status
Check shelf
Call number
92 Do c.1

I Am Rosa Parks (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4)

by Rosa Parks
Paperback, 1999
Collection
E 92: BIOGRAPHY (RED & ORANGE labels, E Biographies shelf)
Barcode
34747000076246
Status
Check shelf
Call number
E 92 Pa

Space Challenger: The Story of Guion Bluford (Trailblazer Biographies)

by James Haskins
Hardcover, 1984
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Series
Trailblazer Biographies
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Bl

Mahalia Jackson: Born to Sing Gospel Music (The Sower Series)

by Evelyn Witter
Paperback, 1985
Collections
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves), Music
Series
The Sowers
Status
Check shelf
Call number
92 Ja

Louis Armstrong, Ambassador Satchmo (Americans all)

by Jean Gay Cornell
Paperback, 1975
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Barcode
34747000070157
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Arm

The AFRICAN AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA, v. 1-8

by Michael W. Williams
Paper Book, 1993
Tags
nonfiction
Collections
Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, Dictionaries (WHITE CUBBY shelves), History
Status
Check shelf
Call number
973.0496073

Amos Fortune: Free Man

by Elizabeth Yates
Hardcover, 1970
Tags
Newbery Medal Winner
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Status
Check shelf
Call number
92 Fo

A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet

by Kathryn Lasky
Hardcover, 2003
Collection
BIOGRAPHY (WHITE & ORANGE labels, Biographies shelves)
Series
Candlewick Biographies
Status
Check shelf
Call number
J 92 Wh
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