Book Recommendations – Black History
I originally posted this list on my teen site earlier this week.
AA Book Reading List Suggestions
List compiled by Shelia M. Goss
Below is a list of books either by or about African-American pioneers. The books can be found at your local library or from an online retailer.
The early black history movement, Carter G. Woodson, and Lorenzo Johnston Greene.
Dagbovie, Pero Gaglo
Carter G. Woodson : the father of Black history
McKissack, Pat
Carter G. Woodson : a life in Black history
Goggin, Jacqueline Anne
Art from her heart : folk artist Clementine Hunter
Whitehead, Kathy
Clementine Hunter : the African house murals
Hunter, Clementine
Talking with Tebe : Clementine Hunter, memory artist
Hunter, Clementine
Coretta Scott King
Waxman, Laura Hamilton
Coretta Scott King : first lady of civil rights
Stanley, George E.
Coretta Scott King : civil rights activist
Rhodes, Lisa Renee
Minnie’s sacrifice ; Sowing and reaping ; Trial and triumph : three rediscovered novels
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins
A brighter coming day : a Frances Ellen Watkins Harper reader
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins
Three classic African-American novels
Brown, William Wells
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site : junior ranger activity book. DOC
United States. National Park Service.
Freedom’s Teacher: The Life of Septima Clark by Katherine Mellen Charron
Ready from Within: Septima Clark & the Civil Rights Movement, A First Person Narrative by Septima Poinsette Clark and Cynthia Stokes Brown
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans by John Hope Franklin and Alfred A. Moss Jr.
Shelia M. Goss compiled this list for her in person lecture during Black History Month. She is the author of the young adult series – The Lip Gloss Chronicles: The Ultimate Test, Splitsville, and Paper Thin.
For more information or to sign up to The Lip Gloss Chronicles mailing list, visit www.thelipglosschronicles.com or www.sheliagoss.com.
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- Blacks are Living History
- Septima Poinsette Clark
- Coretta Scott King Spotlight & Martin Luther King, Jr Contest
Tagged with: Black History • Carter G Woodson • Clementine Hunter • Coretta Scott King • Frances Ellen Watkins Harper • Maggie Walker • Septima Clark
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