Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.

3) The undefeated

Author

Alexander, Kwame

Publisher

Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

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Caldecott Medal Winners
Coretta Scott King Award Winners

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"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree"--

4) Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya

Author

Napoli, Donna Jo

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2010]

Language

English

Description

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The story of Wangari Maathai, who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization, and in 2004 was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

5) Black heroes of the wild west

Author

Smith, James Otis

Publisher

TOON Books, an imprint of RAW Junior, LLC

Pub. Date

[2020]

Language

English

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2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
Black Cowboys and the West
Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined

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""Black Heroes of the Wild West" celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three black historical figures in the Old West: Mary "Stagecoach" Fields, a cardplaying coach driver; Bass Reeves, the first black Deputy S Marshall west of the Mississippi; and Bob Lemmons, a cowboy famous for his ability to tame mustangs"--