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African American History Biographies

African American History Biographies – Powerful stories of resilience, leadership, and cultural impact.

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1518 Results

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youths Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
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Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youths Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youths Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa

Mark Mathabane
$14.99
$19.99
I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's Fight for Freedom
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I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's Fight for Freedom

I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's Fight for Freedom

Julia Gaffield
$15.99
$22.00
I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free
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I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free

I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free

Lee Hawkins
$14.99
$19.99
My Father's House: An Ode to America's Longest-Serving Black Congressman
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My Father's House: An Ode to America's Longest-Serving Black Congressman

My Father's House: An Ode to America's Longest-Serving Black Congressman

John Conyers III
$21.99
$29.99
Finding Rebecca
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Finding Rebecca

Finding Rebecca

Shani Mahiri King
$14.99
$19.99
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad
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William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad

William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad

Don Tate
$7.99
$9.99
Faith in Disguise: A Novella
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Faith in Disguise: A Novella

Faith in Disguise: A Novella

Mayra Santos-Febres
$17.99
$24.95
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington

Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington
$9.99
The Testimony of Henry Adams, Freedman: Hope, Terror, and Exodus in the Post-Civil War South
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The Testimony of Henry Adams, Freedman: Hope, Terror, and Exodus in the Post-Civil War South

The Testimony of Henry Adams, Freedman: Hope, Terror, and Exodus in the Post-Civil War South

Henry Adams
$21.99
$29.95
The Trembling Hand: Reflections of a Black Woman in the Romantic Archive
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The Trembling Hand: Reflections of a Black Woman in the Romantic Archive

The Trembling Hand: Reflections of a Black Woman in the Romantic Archive

Mathelinda Nabugodi
$23.99
$32.00
My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement
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My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement

My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement

Willie Mae Brown
$7.99
$9.99
Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy
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Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy

Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy

Gayle Jessup White
$13.99
$17.99
The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1938 Facsimile Edition
The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1938 Facsimile Edition

The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1938 Facsimile Edition

Victor H. Green
$8.99
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass
$7.99
Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History
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Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History

Tricia Martineau Wagner
$11.99
$14.95
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy
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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy

Annette Gordon-Reed
$17.99
$24.95
The Amazing Life of Jeffrey Deroine: Enslaved Trader, Prairie Diplomat, and Missouri Settler
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The Amazing Life of Jeffrey Deroine: Enslaved Trader, Prairie Diplomat, and Missouri Settler

The Amazing Life of Jeffrey Deroine: Enslaved Trader, Prairie Diplomat, and Missouri Settler

Greg Olson
$32.99
$33.99
Deep North: Stories of Somali Resettlement in Vermont
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Deep North: Stories of Somali Resettlement in Vermont

Deep North: Stories of Somali Resettlement in Vermont

$10.99
$14.00
Cudjo's Own Story of the Last African Slaver
Cudjo's Own Story of the Last African Slaver

Cudjo's Own Story of the Last African Slaver

Zora Neale Hurston
$13.99
Black Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement: A Black History Book for Kids
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Black Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement: A Black History Book for Kids

Black Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement: A Black History Book for Kids

Glenda Armand
$14.99
$19.99
24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid
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24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid

24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid

Willie Mays, John Shea
$17.99
$24.00
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs
$11.99
$15.00
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
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She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

Erica Armstrong Dunbar
$18.99
$25.99
Prince Among Slaves (Anniversary)
Prince Among Slaves (Anniversary)

Prince Among Slaves (Anniversary)

Terry Alford
$15.99
A Matter of Complexion: The Life and Fictions of Charles W. Chesnutt
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A Matter of Complexion: The Life and Fictions of Charles W. Chesnutt

A Matter of Complexion: The Life and Fictions of Charles W. Chesnutt

Tess Chakkalakal
$23.99
$32.00
Malcolm Before X
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Malcolm Before X

Malcolm Before X

Patrick Parr
$24.99
$29.95
My Journey: The Life and Times of Dr. Emily Moore, Civil Rights Activist, Physical Educator, Philanthropist, and Hall of Famer: Th
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My Journey: The Life and Times of Dr. Emily Moore, Civil Rights Activist, Physical Educator, Philanthropist, and Hall of Famer: Th

My Journey: The Life and Times of Dr. Emily Moore, Civil Rights Activist, Physical Educator, Philanthropist, and Hall of Famer: Th

Ayanna L. L. Moore
$27.99
$30.00
The Radical King
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The Radical King

The Radical King

Martin Luther King
$13.99
$19.00
Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies
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Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies

Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies

Sheila Curran Bernard
$20.99
$27.95
The Forest People: Africa's Pygmy Tribes Along the Congo River - their Hunter-Gatherer Culture, Village Customs and Bond with Nature
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The Forest People: Africa's Pygmy Tribes Along the Congo River - their Hunter-Gatherer Culture, Village Customs and Bond with Nature

The Forest People: Africa's Pygmy Tribes Along the Congo River - their Hunter-Gatherer Culture, Village Customs and Bond with Nature

Colin M. Turnbull
$12.99
$13.98
John Lewis: A Life
John Lewis: A Life

John Lewis: A Life

David Greenberg
$39.99
I Am Maroon: The True Story of an American Political Prisoner
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I Am Maroon: The True Story of an American Political Prisoner

I Am Maroon: The True Story of an American Political Prisoner

Russell Shoatz
$23.99
$32.50
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
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The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

Les Payne, Tamara Payne
$25.99
$35.00
Twelve Years a Slave
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Twelve Years a Slave

Twelve Years a Slave

Solomon Northup
$14.99
$20.00
Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey
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Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey

Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey

Colin Grant
$15.99
$16.99
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington
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A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

Carole Boston Weatherford, Rob Sanders
$14.99
$19.99
The Victory of Greenwood
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The Victory of Greenwood

The Victory of Greenwood

Carlos A. Moreno
$29.99
$34.00
Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade
Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade

Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade

Shelley Fisher Fishkin
$22.00
Pinchback: America's First Black Governor
Pinchback: America's First Black Governor

Pinchback: America's First Black Governor

Nicholas Patler
$27.99
Ghosts of Manila
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Ghosts of Manila

Ghosts of Manila

Mark Kram
$12.99
$17.99
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)
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Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

Angela Joy
$14.99
$19.99
The Met Faith Ringgold: Narrating the World in Pattern and Color
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The Met Faith Ringgold: Narrating the World in Pattern and Color

The Met Faith Ringgold: Narrating the World in Pattern and Color

Sharna Jackson
$11.99
$14.99
Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History
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Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History

Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History

Rich Benjamin
$20.99
$29.00
One Woman's Army: A Black Officer Remembers the Wacvolume 12
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One Woman's Army: A Black Officer Remembers the Wacvolume 12

One Woman's Army: A Black Officer Remembers the Wacvolume 12

Charity Adams Earley
$19.99
$26.00
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.

Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.

Jean Marzollo
$6.99
$8.99
Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy
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Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy

Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy

Coretta Scott King, Barbara Reynolds
$12.99
$17.00
The Vineyard We Knew: A Recollection of Summers on Martha's Vineyard
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The Vineyard We Knew: A Recollection of Summers on Martha's Vineyard

The Vineyard We Knew: A Recollection of Summers on Martha's Vineyard

Kevin J. Parham
$14.99
$15.95
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Frederick Douglass
$14.99
$20.00