Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi & Sonja Cherry-Paul
Banned in Hernando County, Fla. (Oct. 2023) and Adel DeSoto Minburn, Iowa (June 2024).
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Middle grade reading collection
History becomes personal through biography, poetry, and stories of growing up. These selections give middle-grade readers entry points into Black American history.
Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter
Veronica Chambers
Banned in U.S. schools, 2024–25 (PEN America nonfiction list).
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What Is Black Lives Matter?
Lakita Wilson
Banned in U.S. schools, 2024–25 (PEN America nonfiction list).
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Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes in the Old West
Lillian Schlissel
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Portraits of African-American Heroes
Tonya Bolden
Banned in St. Johns County, Fla. schools, July 2023.
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Who Was Maya Angelou?
Ellen Labrecque
Banned in Escambia County, Fla. public schools, Aug. 2023.
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Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
Banned in U.S. schools, 2024–25 (PEN America nonfiction list).
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
Christopher Paul Curtis
Banned in St. Johns County, Fla. schools, July 2023.
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The Mighty Miss Malone
Christopher Paul Curtis
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Thank You, Jackie Robinson
Barbara Cohen
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Read the source notes with each title. Historical restrictions can be temporary, local, or later reversed. For group reading, request a bulk quote. Find more starting points below.
