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African American

Great books that feature African American characters.

Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers
Courage has no color : the… by Stone, Tanya Lee.
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When the beat was born : DJ Kool Herc and the creation of hip hop
When the beat was born : DJ… by Hill, Laban Carrick.
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Bird in a box
Bird in a box by Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
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Knock knock : my dad's dream for me
Knock knock : my dad's… by Beaty, Daniel.
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Jump into the sky
Jump into the sky by Pearsall, Shelley.
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Light in the darkness : a story about how slaves learned in secret
Light in the darkness : a… by Cline-Ransome, Lesa.
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Lullaby (for a Black mother)
Lullaby (for a Black mother) by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
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Malcolm Little : the boy who grew up to become Malcolm X
Malcolm Little : the boy… by Shabazz, Ilyasah.
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P.S. Be eleven
P.S. Be eleven by Williams-Garcia, Rita.
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The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement
The girl from the tar paper… by Kanefield, Teri, 1960-
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Words with wings
Words with wings by Grimes, Nikki.
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