African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Harriet Tubman, written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Pili Aguado
- Ablaze with color, a story of painter Alma Thomas, written by Jeanne Walker Harvey ; illustrated by Loveis Wise
- Florence Griffith Joyner, written by Rita Williams-Garcia ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- On the line, my story of becoming the first African American Rockette, written by Jennifer Jones and Lissette Norman ; illustrated by Robert Paul Jr.
- Stitch by stitch, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly sews her way to freedom, by Connie Schofield-Morrison ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
- Hidden figures, the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space, Margot Lee Shetterly
- Brave, black, first, 50+ African American women who changed the world, Cheryl Willis Hudson ; illustrations by Erin K. Robinson
- So tall within, Sojourner Truth's long walk toward freedom, Gary D. Schmidt ; illustrated by Daniel Minter
- Harriet Tubman, by Erin Edison
- Moses, when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- Harriet Tubman, toward freedom, Whit Taylor and Kazimir Lee ; with an introduction by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Who Was Sojourner Truth?, by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Jim Eldridge
- Patricia's vision, the doctor who saved sight, by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris
- Like a girl, by Lori Degman; illustrated by Mara Penny
- Molly, by golly!, the legend of Molly Williams, America's first female firefighter, Dianne Ochiltree ; illustrated by Kathleen Kemly
- Hidden figures, the untold true story of four African American women who helped launch our nation into space, Margot Lee Shetterly
- Oprah Winfrey, written by Renée Watson ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- Simone Biles, making the case for the greatest of all time, by Susan Blackaby
- 100 real-life tales of Black girl magic, edited by Lilly Workneh ; foreword by CaShawn Thompson
- Mary McLeod Bethune, pioneering educator, by Amy Robin Jones
- Sojourner Truth's step-stomp stride, Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney
- Who was Coretta Scott King?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Harriet Tubman, Barbara Kramer
- Hidden figures, the true story of four Black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Althea Gibson, the story of tennis' fleet-of-foot girl, written by Megan Reid ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Harriet Tubman, written by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- Jump at the sun, the true life tale of unstoppable storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston, Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
- Shirley Chisholm is a verb!, written by Veronica Chambers ; illustrated by Rachelle Baker
- Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, by David A. Adler
- Bessie the motorcycle queen, written by Charles R. Smith Jr. ; illustrated by Charlot Kristensen
- Black women who dared, Naomi M. Moyer
- Biddy Mason speaks up, by Arisa White and Laura Atkins ; illustrations by Laura Freeman
- Before she was Harriet, the story of Harriet Tubman, by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Harriet Tubman, Kem Knapp Sawyer
- Hidden figures, the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space, Margot Lee Shetterly
- Ona Judge outwits the Washingtons, an enslaved woman fights for freedom, by Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Simone Agoussoye
- A history of me, written by Adrea Theodore ; illustrated by Erin K. Robinson
- Harriet Tubman, freedom fighter, by Nadia L. Hohn ; pictures by Gustavo Mazali
- To boldly go, how Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek helped advance civil rights, written by Angela Dalton and illustrated by Lauren Semmer
- Reaching for the Moon, the autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, Katherine Johnson
- Never caught, the story of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's courageous slave who dared to run away, by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve
- The girl with a mind for math, the story of Raye Montague, written by Julia Finley Mosca ; illustrated by Daniel Rieley
- My name is Truth, the life of Sojourner Truth, by Ann Turner ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Harriet Tubman, written by Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Coretta Scott King, Kathleen Krull ; interior illustrations by Laura Freeman
- Who was Coretta Scott King?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Harriet Tubman, by Kit Jazynka ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager
- Hooray for women!, written and illustrated by Marcia Williams
- Ready to fly, how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina, story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
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