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Inspirational Black Lives

Finding Rebecca : the forgotten life of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, America's first Black female doctor

King, Shani Mahiri

A voice of hope : the Myrlie Evers-Williams story

Salomon, Nadia

Bridges instead of walls : the story of Mavis Staples

Staples, Mavis

Glenn Burke, game changer : the man who invented the high five

Bildner, Phil

Go, Wilma, go! : Wilma Rudolph, from athlete to activist

Davis, Amira Rose

Race to the frozen North : the Matthew Henson story

Johnson, Catherine

Miles of style : Eunice W. Johnson and the Ebony Fashion Fair

Brathwaite, Lisa D

Dr. Carla Hayden : the first woman Librarian of Congress

Bolte, Mari

Dancing through space : Dr. Mae Jemison soars to new heights

Lukidis, Lydia

Freedom on the sea : the true story of the Civil War Robert Smalls and his daring escape to freedom

Moore, Michael Boulware

Ida B. Wells marches for the vote

Johnson, Dinah

Go forth and tell : the life of Augusta Baker, librarian and master storyteller

McDaniel, Breanna J

Barracoon : adapted for young readers

Hurston, Zora Neale

Coretta : the autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

King, Coretta Scott

Extraordinary magic : the storytelling life of Virginia Hamilton

Crews, Nina

Fighting with love : the legacy of John Lewis

Cline-Ransome, Lesa

Opal Lee

Moses, Shelia P

Jimmy's rhythm & blues : the extraordinary life of James Baldwin

Meadows, Michelle

Guts for glory : the story of Civil War soldier Rosetta Wakeman

Lapati, JoAnna

Outspoken : Paul Robeson, ahead of his time: a one-man show

Weatherford, Carole Boston

How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Major Taylor : world cycling champion

Smith, Charles R.

Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X : the fatal friendship

Weston, Margeaux

On the line : my story of becoming the first African American Rockette

Jones, Jennifer

Traveling shoes : the story of Willye White, US Olympian and long jump champion

Duncan, Alice Faye

Jerry changed the game! : how engineer Jerry Lawson revolutionized video games forever

Tate, Don

Justice Ketanji : the story of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Patrick, Denise Lewis

Rooting for plants : the unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black botanist and collector

Harrington, Janice N

Charles Drew : the innovator of the blood bank

Talley, Aaron

Lewis Latimer : a brilliant inventor

Rodriguez, Janel

Madam C. J. Walker : the beauty boss

Rodriguez, Janel

Chef Edna : queen of southern cooking, Edna Lewis

Noel, Melvina

Boundless

Lowe, Chaunté

Ice cream man : how Augustus Jackson made a sweet treat better

Armand, Glenda

Little Rosetta and the talking guitar : the musical story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll

Pinkney Barlow, Charnelle

To boldly go : how Nichelle Nichols and Star trek helped advance civil rights

Dalton, Angela

Holding her own : the exceptional life of Jackie Ormes

Todd, Traci N

My Selma : true stories of a Southern childhood at the height of the civil rights movement

Brown, Willie Mae

The green piano : how little me found music

Flack, Roberta

Just Jerry : how drawing shaped my life

Pinkney, Jerry

A mighty long way : my journey to justice at Little Rock Central High School : adapted for young readers

LaNier, Carlotta Walls

You gotta meet Mr. Pierce! : the storied life of folk artist Elijah Pierce

Lee, Chiquita Mullins

Not done yet : Shirley Chisholm's fight for change

Brown, Tameka Fryer

Going places : Victor Hugo Green and his glorious book

Bolden, Tonya

A song for the unsung : Bayard Rustin, the man behind the 1963 March on Washington

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Unlawful orders : a portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskeegee airman, surgeon, and activist

Binns, Barbara

Ablaze with color : a story of painter Alma Thomas

Harvey, Jeanne Walker

All star : how Larry Doby smashed the color barrier in baseball

Vernick, Audrey

Because Claudette

Baptiste, Tracey