Search Results You are viewing: Subject Search for african americans - biographySort By Age Sort By Author Sort By Availability Sort By Dewey Sort By Media, Author, Title Sort By Price Sort By Pub. Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items 1 each from this page1 each from all results 85 total titles found Page 4 of 5 View page of 5 3 4 5 Simply add a title by clicking the . * Your Discounted Price Roots : the saga of an American family by Haley, Alex Audio Book([Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC, 2007) BTSB #: P02213 Available Dewey: 929/CAges: 13-18 Genres: Subjects: Slavery African Americans - Biography Summary: The author shares the saga of his family that extends from his ancestor Kunta Kinte, an African brought to mid-eighteenth-century America as a slave, to himself. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 99.74 * 0.00 +- Rosa by Giovanni, Nikki BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2007) BTSB #: 380310 Available Dewey: 323/BAges: 5-9 AR: 4.9 LG RC: 5.1 3-5 Lexile: 800 F&P: T Genres: Subjects: Parks, Rosa,|d1913-2005 African Americans - Biography Civil rights Montgomery (Ala.) Summary: An illustrated portrayal of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus and the historical aftermath of the event. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 16.34 * 0.00 +- Ruby Bridges goes to school : my true story [Scholastic Reader. Level 2]by Bridges, Ruby Paperback(Scholastic, 2009) BTSB #: 150614 Available Dewey: 379.2/AAges: 4-8 AR: 2.5 MG RC: 2.4 K-2 Lexile: 470 F&P: K Genres: Subjects: Bridges, Ruby Women - Biography African Americans - Biography School integration New Orleans (La.) Summary: This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who helped shape our country when she became the first African-American to attend an all-white school in New Orleans. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 3.27 * 0.00 +- Satchel Paige : striking out Jim Crow by Sturm, James BTSB Prebound(Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2019) BTSB #: 862365 Available Dewey: 796.357/NAges: 10-14 F&P: X Genres: Subjects: Paige, Satchel,|d1906-1982 Baseball players - Biography Negro leagues African Americans - Biography Biographical comic books, strips, etc Summary: The story of a baseball hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American. In graphic novel format. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 19.08 * 0.00 +- Shirley Chisholm dared : the story of the first black woman in Congress by Williams, Alicia R. BTSB Prebound(Anne Schwartz Books, 2021) BTSB #: 951944 Available Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8 AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 770 AD F&P: O Genres: Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African Americans - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Teachers - United States - Biography Summary: An inspiring picture book biography about Shirley Chisholm. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Sing and shout : the mighty voice of Paul Robeson by Rubin, Susan Goldman BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2020) BTSB #: 769569 Available Dewey: 782/BAges: 12-17 Lexile: 1050 Genres: Subjects: Robeson, Paul,|d1898-1976 Entertainers - Biography Celebrities - Fiction African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - Biography Summary: This biography explores the tumultuous and passionate life of activist, singer, and actor Paul Robeson. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.98 * 0.00 +- Soy Harriet Tubman [Gente Comun Y Corriente Que Cambio El Mundo (Ordinary People Change The World)]by Meltzer, Brad BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Vista, 2024) BTSB #: 636487 Available Dewey: 326/BAges: 6-8 F&P: P Genres: Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography Underground railroad Spanish language - Reading materials Summary: A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad. In Spanish. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 20.46 * 0.00 +- Soy Martin Luther King, Jr [Gente Comun Y Corriente Que Cambio El Mundo (Ordinary People Change The World)]by Meltzer, Brad BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Vista, 2024) BTSB #: 636491 Available Dewey: 973.7092/BAges: 6-8 Genres: 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 Spanish language - Reading materials Summary: A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement. In Spanish. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 20.20 * 0.00 +- Stacey Abrams and the fight to vote by Todd, Traci N. BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2022) BTSB #: 883842 Available Dewey: 975/BAges: 4-8 Genres: Subjects: Abrams, Stacey African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Elections Summary: A biography of Stacey Abrams, politician, voters' rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.28 * 0.00 +- Stompin' at the Savoy : how Chick Webb became the King of drums by Donohue, Moira Rose BTSB Prebound(Sleeping Bear Press, 2021) BTSB #: 285702 Available Dewey: 781.6509/BAges: 6-8 Lexile: 610 AD Genres: Subjects: Webb, Chick Jazz musicians - United States - Biography Drummers (Musicians) - United States - Biography African Americans - Biography Summary: Black American jazz drummer William Henry "Chick" Webb led one of the big bands of the swing era, earning him the nickname the "King of the Savoy." Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- United States v. Jackie Robinson by Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta Paperback(HarperCollins, 2018) BTSB #: 089885 Available Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 4-8 AR: 4.9 LG RC: 5.4 3-5 Lexile: 820 Genres: Subjects: Robinson, Jackie,|d1919-1972 Race discrimination Soldiers - Biography Baseball players - Biography African Americans - Biography Summary: The inspiring true story of baseball star Jackie Robinson's court-martial after he refused to move to the back of a supposedly integrated Army bus in 1944. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 7.37 * 0.00 +- Unstoppable : how Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington by Long, Michael G. BTSB Prebound(Little Bee Books, 2023) BTSB #: 585257 Available Dewey: 323/BAges: 6-9 Genres: Subjects: Rustin, Bayard,|d1912-1987 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom|d(1963 : - Washington, D.C.) Civil rights movements Civil rights workers - Biography Gay men - Biography African Americans - Biography Summary: Tells the story of how openly gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin defied prejudice as he planned and organized the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.28 * 0.00 +- Voice that challenged a nation : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights by Freedman, Russell Paperback(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) BTSB #: 352950 Available Dewey: 782.1/BAges: 9-12 AR: 8.2 MG RC: 7.3 6-8 Lexile: 1180 Genres: Subjects: Anderson, Marian,|d1897-1993 Singers African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Summary: The life of Marian Anderson and her 1936 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 9.83 * 0.00 +- We wait for the sun by Roundtree, Dovey Johnson BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2021) BTSB #: 617346 Available Dewey: 340.092/BAges: 4-8 Lexile: 840 AD Genres: Subjects: Roundtree, Dovey Johnson,|d1914-2018 - Childhood and youth Grandparent-grandchild relationship Berries - Harvesting Morning Sun - Rising and setting African Americans - Biography Summary: The author gives an account of a special time when her grandmother took her to pick berries from the nearby forest in the dark hours before the dawn and how they spent time admiring the sunrise after completing their mission. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.28 * 0.00 +- We're better than this : my fight for the future of our democracy by Cummings, Elijah BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2021) BTSB #: 252397 Available Dewey: 328/AAges: 8-12 Genres: Subjects: Cummings, Elijah United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African Americans - Biography Race relations Summary: Takes kids on a journey through the highs and lows of Congressman Elijah Cumming's trailblazing life, from his formative years as the son of former sharecroppers all the way through his time working in Congress during the Trump Administration. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson? [Who Was?]by Pollack, Pam BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2021) BTSB #: 107476 Available Dewey: 520.92/BAges: 8-12 AR: 6.4 MG Lexile: 980 F&P: T Genres: Subjects: Tyson, Neil deGrasse Astrophysicists - Biography Scientists - Biography African Americans - Biography Summary: How astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson became one of America's beloved and best-known scientists. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 15.44 * 0.00 +- Who was Booker T. Washington? [Who Was?]by Buckley, James BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2018) BTSB #: 166481 Available Dewey: 370.92/BAges: 8-12 AR: 6.3 MG RC: 6.6 3-5 Lexile: 930 F&P: X Genres: Subjects: Washington, Booker T.,|d1856-1915 African Americans - Biography Educators - United States - Biography Summary: Learn how a slave became an educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 15.29 * 0.00 +- Who was Booker T. Washington? [Who Was?]by Buckley, James Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2018) BTSB #: 166499 Available Dewey: 370.92/BAges: 8-12 AR: 6.3 MG RC: 6.6 3-5 Lexile: 930 F&P: X Genres: Subjects: Washington, Booker T.,|d1856-1915 African Americans - Biography Educators - United States - Biography Summary: Learn how a slave became an educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 4.91 * 0.00 +- Who was Harriet Tubman? [Who Was?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2019) BTSB #: 624128 Temp OS Dewey: 973.7/BAges: 8-12 AR: 4.6 MG RC: 3.1 3-5 Lexile: 690 Genres: Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Underground railroad Antislavery movements Summary: A biography of the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 4.91 * 0.00 +- Who was Harriet Tubman? [Who Was?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2019) BTSB #: 624144 Available Dewey: 973.7/BAges: 8-12 AR: 4.6 MG RC: 3.1 3-5 Lexile: 690 Genres: Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Underground railroad Antislavery movements Summary: A biography of the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 14.99 * 0.00 +- * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! I am INVISIBLE! 85 total titles found Page 4 of 5 View page of 5 3 4 5 1 each from this page1 each from all results You are viewing: Subject Search for african americans - biographySort By Age Sort By Author Sort By Availability Sort By Dewey Sort By Media, Author, Title Sort By Price Sort By Pub. Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items Loading...