CRRL Kids: Our Stories: The African American Experience for Children up to Grade 6 2021-2022Like this list

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• Before the Ever After

  Woodson, Jacqueline

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  ZJ's life turns upside down when his dad, a pro football star, starts to become angry and forgetful after getting one too many concussions on the field.

• Box

  Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

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  The true story, told in poems, of how an enslaved Virginia man shipped himself to freedom inside a sealed crate.

• A Girl Like Me

  Johnson, Angela, 1961-

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  Three girls share their hopes and dreams, proudly expressing their confidence while rejecting those who would keep them down.

• The Undefeated

  Alexander, Kwame

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  This magnificently illustrated poem is an ode to African Americans, highlighting their strength, endurance, and resilience.

• This Promise of Change

  One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality

  Boyce, Jo Ann Allen

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  A memoir-in-verse by one of twelve African American students who, in 1956, integrated a public high school in Clinton, Tennessee.

• Black Heroes of the Wild West

  Smith, James Otis

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  This graphic novel celebrates three African American pioneers in the West: Mary Fields, Bass Reeves, and Bob Lemmons.

• Let 'er Buck!

  George Fletcher, the People's Champion

  Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux

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  Describes the time when George Fletcher, a horse lover who learned from the Umatilla Indian Reservation horsemen, unfairly lost to a white man in the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up.

• Lift as You Climb

  the Story of Ella Baker

  Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951-

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  Chronicles the life of Ella Baker, an influential civil rights leader who was passionate about helping others in need.

• Lifting as We Climb

  Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box

  Dionne, Evette

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  Presents the vital and difficult role African American women played in the battle for women's suffrage.

• Lizzie Demands a Seat!

  Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights

  Anderson, Beth, 1954-

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  The powerful, little-known story of an African American woman who was forced off a "whites-only" streetcar and fought back.

• My Life as An Ice Cream Sandwich

  Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

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  Sent from her childhood home in Alabama to live with her father in Harlem, Ebony-Grace copes by tapping into her "imagination location" and channeling her love of science fiction.

• Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge

  George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away

  Dunbar, Erica Armstrong

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  The true story of Ona Judge, a woman born into slavery who escaped from George and Martha Washington and lived the rest of her life in freedom.

• The Oldest Student

  How Mary Walker Learned to Read

  Hubbard, Rita L.

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  The inspiring true story of a woman who was born into slavery and learned to read at age 116.

• Overground Railroad

  Cline-Ransome, Lesa

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  An African American family moves North as part of the Great Migration to escape the economic and social oppression of the South.

• The Roots of Rap

  16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-hop

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

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  Discover the history and origins of hip-hop culture, from graffiti and break dancing to rap music and DJing.

• The Teachers March!

  How Selma's Teachers Changed History

  Wallace, Sandra Neil

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  The true story of Rev. F.D. Reese, a respected educator who mobilized citizens in Selma, Alabama, to organize a teachers-only march for suffrage in 1965.

• William Still and His Freedom Stories

  the Father of the Underground Railroad

  Tate, Don

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  After escaping a hard life of slavery, William Still becomes an abolitionist for the Underground Railroad, recounting the stories of those he helped.

• All Because You Matter

  Charles, Tami

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  Follows the life of a young Black child from before his birth to childhood, affirming how very much he matters even when the world says otherwise.

• Bedtime Bonnet

  Redd, Nancy Amanda

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  As a little girl enlists the help of her family in finding her bedtime bonnet, beautifully rich illustrations introduce readers to many kinds of African American hairstyles and hair care.

• Black Is a Rainbow Color

  Joy, Angela, 1975-

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  "From hair braids to community leaders, this book celebrates the color black as a representation of history, culture and identity."