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Biographies for Black History Month

February is Black History Month! Celebrate with some of these great picture book biographies about Black Americans. HerrickDL KidPicks

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46 items

  • Lillian's Right to Vote

    a Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Winter, Jonah, 1962-
    Book, 2015New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2015] — Pic Winter 7/15
  • Book, 2018New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publisher, 2018. — Pic Ahmed 3/21
  • Charlie Takes His Shot

    How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf

    Churnin, Nancy,
    Book, 2018Chicago : Albert Whitman & Company, [2018] — j 920 Sif 3/18
  • Book, 2010New York : HarperCollins, [2010], ©2010. — j 920 Man 12/10
  • The Oldest Student

    How Mary Walker Learned to Read

    Hubbard, Rita L.,
    Book, 2020New York City : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2020] — j 920 Wal 1/20
  • Fly High!

    the Story of Bessie Coleman

    Borden, Louise
    Book, 2001New York : Margaret K. McElderry, [2001], ©2001.
  • The Other Mozart

    the Life of the Famous Chevalier De Saint- George

    Brewster, Hugh
    Book, 2007New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007. — j 920 Sai 2/07
  • Book, 2006New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2006. — j 920 Gil 1/07
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    the Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa

    Pinkney, Andrea Davis
    Book, 2002New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, [2002], ©2002.
  • It Jes' Happened

    When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

    Tate, Don
    Book, 2012New York : Lee & Low Books, [2012], ©2012. — j 920 Tra 3/13
  • A Splash of Red

    the Life and Art of Horace Pippin

    Bryant, Jen, 1960-
    Book, 2013New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2013], ©2013. — Pic Bryant 2/13
  • Magic Trash

    A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art

    Shapiro, J. H. (Jane H.)
    Book, 2011Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2011. — j 920 Guy 3/12