Stymied by her unfinished family tree assignment for school, a young girl seeks Grandma's counsel and learns about her ancestors, the consequences of slavery, and the history of Black resistance in the United States.

Decribes the author's discovery of a wall in the woods near his home in the historically black neighborhood of Hall's HIll in Arlington, VA, that served the purpose of maintaining segregation.

Gabrielle and Tamir are excited to celebrate their African American culture-and Elmo is excited to learn all about the holiday of Kwanzaa, from lighting the candles in the kinara to discussing the seven principles and enjoying a family feast.

"George Scott peered at the nearby Union fortress. Something miraculous was taking place! Three enslaved men had entered but had not been cast out. To Scott, the fortress must be a sanctuary. A place where the three would be safe from capture and harm--never to return to the Confederate South. But exactly why were they granted refuge? Scott left the woods where he had been hiding and joined others in line to enter the fortress. Once inside, his knowledge...

Concoe a 62 pequeños héroes. Son valientes. Son extraordinarios. Cambiaron el mundo. Los héroes son de distintos siglos y lugares, pero tienen algo en común: fueron valientes hombres afroamericanos. Este libro cuenta las historias de artistas, políticos, músicos, deportistas y activistas; personas extraordinarios que abrieron el camino para futuras generaciones, para nuevos pequeños héroes. Profiles thirty-five prominent men in African American...

Twin daughters of interracial parents, eleven-year-olds Keira and Minna have very different skin tones and personalities, but it is not until their African American grandmother enters them in the Miss Black Pearl Pre-Teen competition in North Carolina that red-haired and pale-skinned Minna realizes what life in their small town in the Pacific Northwest has been like for her more outgoing, darker-skinned sister.

"You may already know that Marin Luther King Jr. gave an important speech, but did you know he loved to play pranks on his sister? Or that he was once called Michael? This graphic retelling of Martin's story gives children a visual snapshot of his life and the world he grew up in, while educating them on everything from the civil rights movements to the power of words"--Back cover.

An introduction to the life and career of Martin Luther King, Jr.

"A picture book biography about Claudette Colvin, the teen whose activism launched the Montgomery bus boycott, and a celebration of collective action"--