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1) Fishing day
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Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
When Reenie and her mother, who are African Americans, go fishing, Reenie decides to share the secret of their success with their needy white neighbors.
5) Alvin Ailey
Author
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Children's Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
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Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, but became a free woman. Freedom menat so much to Sojourner, she used the power of speech help end slavery.
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English
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"This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement."--Amazon.com.
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English
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Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free. And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence. Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call Jefferson a hypocrite for owning slaves. Jefferson responded. This is the story of Benjamin Banneker-his science, his politics, his morals, and his extraordinary correspondence with Thomas Jefferson. Illustrated...
Author
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
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Netflix Bookmarks - Celebrating Black Voices series
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
15) Count to love!
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
This charming board book from the New York times best-selling and award-winning duo celebrates sweet baby love with bouncing, rhythmic text and whimsical illustrations.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Get ready for sweet togetherness as you snuggle up with your little one and show them how truly extraordinary and beautiful they are. With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and tender, charming illustrations from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney, this joyful celebration is the perfect way to rejoice and teach your child that they too, can spread their...
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English
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In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.
20) Bird in a box
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes.
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