Weatherford, Carole Boston

Poems about African Americans throughout U.S. history, illustrated with historic engravings and photographs.

Jimmy, his sister Lavada, and their mother join the townspeople of Princeville to try and save their community after Hurricane Floyd destroys their town.

Story based on the discrimination faced by the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League All-Stars when the white teams refused to play them in the series tournament.

A group of toddlers move and play, hum and sleep to a jazz beat.

Poems of city life from the perspective of young people.

An illustrated biography that depicts television host Oprah Winfrey's childhood, covering her desire from a young age to talk for a living and other details of her upbringing.

Cassandra and her family have moved to her parents' hometown in Texas, but it doesn't feel like home to Cassandra until she experiences Juneteenth, a Texas tradition celebrating the end of slavery.

Provides a brief overview of the life of First Lady Michelle Obama, discussing her childhood, schooling, marriage to Barack Obama, and relationship with her daughters.

A biography of Barack Obama, told in lyrical prose, that covers his life from birth to the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Ten biographies of African American lawyers, including Charles Hamilton Houston, William Henry Hastie, Thurgood Marshall, Constance Baker Motley, Benjamin Hooks, Douglas Wilder, Barbara Jordan, Johnnie Cochran, Marian Wright Edelman, and Carol Moseley-Braun.