African American History:
Biographies For Kids
Read biographies of famous and historical African Americans.
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Major Taylor Champion Cyclist by Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Notes: This appealing biography chronicles the life of the bicycle racer who won the 1899 World Championship title.
ISBN: 0689831595
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 2004
Callnumber: j796.6209 T216c
Heroes for Civil Rights by Adler, David A.
Notes: This illustrated collection of biographies details the lives of civil rights figures Martin Luther King, Jr., the Little Rock Nine, Fannie Lou Hamer, and many others.
ISBN: 9780823420087
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2008
Callnumber: j323.0922 Ad59h
Playing to Win: the Story of Althea Gibson by Deans, Karen
Notes: Growing up in Harlem, Althea Gibson was heading down the wrong path until she found her calling and went on to become the first African American to be the #1 woman tennis player in the world.
ISBN: 9780823419265
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2007
Callnumber: j796.342 G357d
Seven Miles to Freedom: the Robert Smalls Story by Halfmann, Janet
Notes: During the Civil War, Robert Smalls commandeered the Confederate ship Planter to carry his family and 12 other slaves to freedom. He went on to become a U. S. Congressman.
ISBN: 9781600602320
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 2008
Callnumber: j973.7415 Sm18h
A Man for All Seasons: the Life of George Washington Carver by Krensky, Stephen
Notes: Best known for “putting the peanut on the map”, George Washington Carver was also one of the first advocates of recycling.
ISBN: 9780060278861
Publisher: Amistad : Collins
Published: 2008
Callnumber: j630.924 C256k
Garrett Morgan: Inventor of the Traffic Light and Gas Mask by Murphy, Patricia J.
Notes: Inventor Garrett Morgan’s creations had an impact on safety in America; he was also a supporter of the NAACP.
ISBN: 0766022749
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2004
Callnumber: j609.2 M821m
Frederick Douglass: Writer, Speaker, and Opponent of Slavery by Slade, Suzanne
Notes: This simple illustrated introduction to the life and career of Frederick Douglas describes his escape from slavery to become an advocate of freedom.
ISBN: 9781404831025
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Published: 2007
Callnumber: j973.8092 D747s
African American Millionaires by Sullivan, Otha Richard
Notes: These rags-to-riches stories include not just well-known African Americans, such as Bill Cosby and Tiger Woods, but also lesser known millionaires like Crispus Attucks Wright and Mary Ellen Pleasant.
ISBN: 0471469289
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2005
Callnumber: j305.5234 Su55a
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Weatherford, Carole Boston and Kadir Nelson
Notes: This book covers HarrietTubman’s spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude.
ISBN: 0786851759
Publisher: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Published: 2006
Callnumber: jE 973.7115 T79w
Phillis Sings Out Freedom by Malaspina, Ann
Notes: The story of the African American poet Phillis Wheatley who wrote a poem of encouragement for George Washington.
ISBN: 9780807565452
Callnumber: j973.4109 W560m