The Undefeated
Kwame Alexander
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Picture books reading collection
Art, rhythm, and biography introduce young readers to extraordinary lives. Explore these picture books with a parent, educator, or librarian; audience labels are browsing guides, not reading prescriptions.
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
Margot Lee Shetterly
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Vashti Harrison
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
Vashti Harrison
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Before She Was Harriet
Lesa Cline-Ransome
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Carter Reads the Newspaper
Deborah Hopkinson
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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The Life of Rosa Parks
Kathleen Connors
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Climbing Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey
Suzanne Slade
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad
F. N. Monjo
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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The Great Migration: Journey to the North
Eloise Greenfield
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
Alice Faye Duncan
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations
Kelly Starling Lyons
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Henry Aaron's Dream
Matt Tavares
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Dad, Jackie, and Me
Myron Uhlberg
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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We March
Shane W. Evans
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Hey Black Child
Useni Eugene Perkins
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Mae Among the Stars
Roda Ahmed
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
Renée Watson
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Freedom in Congo Square
Carole Boston Weatherford
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
Carole Boston Weatherford
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
Jamia Wilson
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Javaka Steptoe
Banned in Duval County Public Schools, Fla., January 2022.
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Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
Carole Boston Weatherford
Banned in Central York School District, Pa., Aug. 2021.
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