Floyd Cooper
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. Includes author's note.
10) These hands
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When Sharon Langley was born, amusement parks were segregated, and African American families were not allowed in. This picture book tells how a community came together--both black and white--to make a change. In the summer of 1963, because of demonstrations and public protests the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Sharon and her parents were the first African American family to walk into...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fresh perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina's tanka is matched with a different artist including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
15) A beach tail
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When his father tells him not to leave the lion he is drawing on the beach, a little boy starts making a very, very long tail--and a trail to follow back.
16) Satchmo's blues
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A fictional recreation of the youth of trumpeter Louis Armstrong in New Orleans.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.
18) Where's Rodney?
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Rodney is a restless student, but when his class takes a trip to the park, he finally has something to sit still for.
20) Back of the bus
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
From the back of the bus, an African American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks.
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