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• Strange Fruit, Vol. 01

  Uncelebrated Narratives From Black History

  Gill, Joel Christian,

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  Named for a protest poem and song from the 1930s, Strange Fruit is a graphic novel collection of lesser-known stories from Black history. Featuring tales of a chess master, a 1902 basketball star, and America's first stage magician, this book's bold…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The March Against Fear

  the Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power

  Bausum, Ann,

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  In 1966, James Meredith's one-man peaceful protest was disrupted by an assassination attempt, quickly turning it into one of the most important demonstrations of the Civil Rights movement. Detailed and gripping, this book combines text, quotes, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poemhood, Our Black Revival

  History, Folklore & the Black Experience: a Young Adult Poetry Anthology

  McBride, Amber,

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  Hoping for something a little more soulful than a nonfiction history? Poemhood, Our Black Revival explores the nuances of the Black experience as told by thirty-seven shining poets. Each poem ends with an outro that explains the background of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shovels Not Rifles

  a Novel

  Wesley, Gloria Ann,

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  When Will joins Canada's only all-Black battalion in 1916, he expects to fight on the front lines of the Great War, but quickly learns that this battalion is assigned to forestry duties instead. Novelized but heavily rooted in the true history of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Race Against Time

  the Untold Story of Scipio Jones and the Battle to Save Twelve Innocent Men

  Wallace, Sandra Neil,

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  In Arkansas in 1919, a meeting of Black sharecroppers is attacked by a white mob—and when the dust settles, twelve of the sharecroppers are unjustly sentenced to death. Their only hope is Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught attorney who was born…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Freedom!

  the Story of the Black Panther Party

  Martin, Jetta Grace,

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  Filled with historical photographs and meticulous research, Freedom! is an award-winning look at the origins of the Black Panther Party. This book doesn't pull punches, examining everything from the lifechanging Free Breakfast Program to issues of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Birds in the Sky

  the Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

  Colbert, Brandy,

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  In 1921, the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma is a bustling, affluent neighbourhood known as Black Wall Street. Early in the morning of 1 June, a white mob armed with firearms, gasoline, and explosives razes thirty-five blocks to the ground,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• African Town

  Inspired by the True Story of the Last American Slave Ship

  Latham, Irene,

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  If you're looking for a unique reading experience this Black History Month, African Town is it. This stunning novel-in-verse is set in 1860, after bringing enslaved labourers to America is officially outlawed. Through fourteen distinctive and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Wings

  Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky

  Smith, Sherri L.,

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  During the interwar years, aviation fever was sweeping the world—but flight schools in America were not open to everyone. Approachable and informative, American Wings introduces readers to the determined Black professionals who dreamed of taking to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hidden Human Computers

  the Black Women of NASA

  Edwards, Sue Bradford,

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  In the 1950s, NASA relied on "human computers” to do the calculations that would send humanity to space. Hidden Human Computers explores the critical contributions Black women made to this profession with very little recognition at the time—but…Read moreRead more of this annotation