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African American200
Young Adult & Children200
Non-Fiction85
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History, Politics & Society83
Cultural75
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Biography63
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Family59
Historical Fiction52
Literary & Classics49

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African American200
Young Adult & Children200
Non-Fiction85
Fiction84
History, Politics & Society83
Cultural75
History71
Biography63
Biography & Memoir63

Family

59

Historical Fiction52

Literary & Classics49

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The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats
4.21 average rating, · 120.3k ratings
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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Ellen Levine
4.49 average rating, · 16.8k ratings
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Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña
4.31 average rating, · 19k ratings
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Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o
4.66 average rating, · 11.3k ratings
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Amazing Grace
Mary Hoffman
4.37 average rating, · 14.3k ratings
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The Story of Ruby Bridges
Robert Coles
4.44 average rating, · 13k ratings
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Hair Love
Matthew A. Cherry
4.57 average rating, · 10.1k ratings
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Doreen Rappaport
4.33 average rating, · 12.9k ratings
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Whistle for Willie
Ezra Jack Keats
4.26 average rating, · 11.5k ratings
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The Other Side
Jacqueline Woodson
4.51 average rating, · 8.6k ratings
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The Undefeated
Kwame Alexander
4.61 average rating, · 7.5k ratings
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Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold
4.15 average rating, · 9.2k ratings
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Rosa
Nikki Giovanni
4.35 average rating, · 6.9k ratings
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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Nikole Hannah-Jones
4.69 average rating, · 5k ratings
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Vashti Harrison
4.61 average rating, · 5.1k ratings
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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Carole Boston Weatherford
4.36 average rating, · 6k ratings
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Derrick Barnes
4.38 average rating, · 5k ratings
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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
Kadir Nelson
4.08 average rating, · 6.1k ratings
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Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews
4.29 average rating, · 5k ratings
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Carole Boston Weatherford
4.49 average rating, · 4.3k ratings
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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
Rita Lorraine Hubbard
4.60 average rating, · 3.8k ratings
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When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
Pam Muñoz Ryan
4.34 average rating, · 4.2k ratings
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I Am Every Good Thing
Derrick Barnes
4.61 average rating, · 3.6k ratings
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I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King Jr.
4.50 average rating, · 3.8k ratings
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