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294939
Coretta's journey : the life and times of Coretta Scott King by Duncan, Alice Faye 

BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2023)

BTSB #: 294939 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 7-10   
Lexile: 960 F&P: Y

Subjects: King, Coretta Scott,|d1927-2006 African Americans - Biography African American civil rights workers - Biography


Summary: Who was Coretta Scott King? Her black-veiled image at the funeral of her husband Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was moving and iconic. This book introduces readers to the woman behind the veil--a girl full of spunk and pluck, bravery and grit.


23.28 *

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739759
Cosmobiography of Sun Ra : the sound of joy is enlightening by Raschka, Christopher 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2014)

BTSB #: 739759 Available

Dewey: 781/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.1 LG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 1000

Subjects: Sun Ra Sun Ra Arkestra Jazz musicians African Americans - Biography


Summary: A picture book biography celebrating a legend of the jazz world who played, sang, and danced for people all over the planet because he believed music is what holds us all together.


6.50 *

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767149
Crossing the line : a fearless team of brothers and the sport that changed their lives forever by Rosser, Kareem 

Paperback(St. Martin's Griffin, 2022)

BTSB #: 767149 Available

Dewey: 796.35/AAges: 14-18   


Subjects: African Americans - Biography Polo players - Biography Brothers - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Biography Philadelphia (Pa.)


Summary: An inspiring memoir of defying the odds from Kareem Rosser, captain of the first all-black squad to win the National Interscholastic Polo championship.


15.58 *

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591541
Dorothy Height [She Persisted]by Lyons, Kelly Starling 

Paperback(Philomel, 2023)

BTSB #: 591541 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 6-9   


Subjects: Height, Dorothy I.|q(Dorothy Irene),|d1912-2010 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Women - Biography


Summary: Growing up as a Black girl in the 1920s and 1930s, Dorothy Height was denied access to a local swimming pool as well as admission to Barnard College because of her race. But she persisted in pushing for change, and became a seminal figure in both the civil rights and women's rights movements. She went on to be awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom.


5.73 *

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718979
Duke Ellington : the piano prince and his orchestra by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

Paperback(Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2007)

BTSB #: 718979 Available

Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5 LG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 800 AD F&P: Q

Subjects: Ellington, Duke,|d1899-1974 Musicians African Americans - Biography


Summary: Highlights the career of this jazz musician and composer.


7.37 *

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719049
Ella Fitzgerald [She Persisted]by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

Paperback(Philomel, 2023)

BTSB #: 719049 Available

Dewey: 782.4216/BAges: 6-9   
Lexile: 970 F&P: T

Subjects: Fitzgerald, Ella African Americans - Biography Women jazz singers - Biography


Summary: Readers learn about the amazing life of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald--and how she persisted.


5.73 *

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713224
Ella Fitzgerald : the tale of a vocal virtuosa by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

Paperback(Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2007)

BTSB #: 713224 Available

Dewey: 782.421/BAges: 5-9   
AR: 3.5 LG RC: 3.6 K-2 Lexile: 520 F&P: X

Subjects: Fitzgerald, Ella,|d1917-1996 Singers Jazz music African Americans - Biography Women - Biography


Summary: A biography of Ella Fitzgerald told from the point of view of a cat named Scat Cat Monroe.


5.73 *

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334248
Fierce 44 : black Americans who shook up the world

BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020)

BTSB #: 334248 Available

Dewey: 920.0092/CAges: 10-12   


Subjects: African Americans - Biography


Summary: A collective biography that presents 44 of America's greatest movers and shakers from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama.


22.58 *

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P08131
Fierce 44 : Black Americans who shook up the world

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2020)

BTSB #: P08131 Available

Dewey: 920.0092/CAges: 10-12   


Subjects: African Americans - Biography


Summary: A collective biography that presents 44 of America's greatest movers and shakers from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama.


52.24 *

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119807
Glenn Burke, game changer : the man who invented the high five by Bildner, Phil 

BTSB Prebound(Farrar Straus Giroux, 2024)

BTSB #: 119807 In Bindery

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 6-9   


Subjects: Burke, Glenn Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) Baseball players - Biography Gay athletes - Biography African Americans - Biography


Summary: A picture book biography about Los Angeles Dodger Glenn Burke, the first professional baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the high five.


23.28 *

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130461
Going places : Victor Hugo Green and his glorious book by Bolden, Tonya 

BTSB Prebound(Quill Tree Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 130461 Available

Dewey: 305/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 6.1 LG

Subjects: Green, Victor Hugo African Americans - Biography Race discrimination Automobile travel Authorship


Summary: A nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide written and published by a Black postal worker from Harlem who wanted African Americans to stay safe while traveling around the United States during segregation.


23.98 *

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711531
Harriet Tubman : conductor on the Underground Railroad by Petry, Ann 

Paperback(Amistad, 2018)

BTSB #: 711531 Available

Dewey: 305.5/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 6.6 MG RC: 5.9 6-8 Lexile: 1000

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography Underground railroad


Summary: A biography of Harriet Tubman, the freed slave who devoted her life to helping others get to freedom through the Underground Railroad.


8.19 *

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596642
Highest tribute : Thurgood Marshall's life, leadership, and legacy by Magoon, Kekla 

Paperback(Quill Tree Books, 2023)

BTSB #: 596642 Available

Dewey: 347.035/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.4 LG

Subjects: Marshall, Thurgood,|d1908-1993 United States.|bSupreme Court - Biography Judges African Americans - Biography African American lawyers - Biography


Summary: A picture book portrait of the first Black justice on the Supreme Court.


7.37 *

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596648
Highest tribute : Thurgood Marshall's life, leadership, and legacy by Magoon, Kekla 

BTSB Prebound(Quill Tree Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 596648 Available

Dewey: 347.035/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.4 LG

Subjects: Marshall, Thurgood,|d1908-1993 United States.|bSupreme Court - Biography Judges African Americans - Biography African American lawyers - Biography


Summary: A picture book portrait of the first Black justice on the Supreme Court.


22.58 *

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636295
I am Harriet Tubman [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

Paperback(Rocky Pond Press, 2023)

BTSB #: 636295 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 5-9   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 560 F&P: P

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography Underground railroad


Summary: A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad.


8.19 *

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636305
I am Harriet Tubman [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 636305 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 560 F&P: P

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography Underground railroad


Summary: A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad.


21.18 *

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636296
I am John Lewis [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Rocky Pond Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 636296 Available

Dewey: 323.1196/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.8 LG F&P: R

Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 Civil rights workers - Biography African Americans - Biography


Summary: This book spotlights John Lewis, known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement, having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting Rights March, and for his lifelong dedication to public service as a member of the House of Representatives.


21.88 *

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636308
I am Martin Luther King, Jr [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2016)

BTSB #: 636308 In Bindery

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.8 LG Lexile: 640

Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century Nonviolence


Summary: A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement.


21.88 *

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702016
I am Rosa Parks [Step Into Reading. Step 4]by Parks, Rosa 

Paperback(Random House, 2021)

BTSB #: 702016 Available

Dewey: 323/BAges: 7-9   
F&P: O

Subjects: Parks, Rosa,|d1913-2005 Civil rights workers - Biography African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Montgomery (Ala.)


Summary: Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood and recounts the events that shook the nation.


4.09 *

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702017
I am Rosa Parks [Step Into Reading. Step 4]by Parks, Rosa 

BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2021)

BTSB #: 702017 Available

Dewey: 323/BAges: 7-9   
F&P: O

Subjects: Parks, Rosa,|d1913-2005 Civil rights workers - Biography African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Montgomery (Ala.)


Summary: Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood and recounts the events that shook the nation.


14.54 *

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