27 Best African American, Juvenile Nonfiction Books
African American, Juvenile Nonfiction is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top African American, Juvenile Nonfiction audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 27 African American, Juvenile Nonfiction audiobooks below.
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
- By: Vashti Harrison
- Narrator: Vashti Harrison
- Length: 1 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: November 19, 2019
- Language: English
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4.65(229 ratings)
4.65(229 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.98 USDAuthor-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this #1 New York Times bestseller. An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life... Read moreAuthor-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this #1 New York Times bestseller.An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas, filmmaker Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, lawman Bass Reeves, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, and musician Prince.The legends in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History span centuries and continents, but each one has blazed a trail for generations to come. -
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
- By: Vashti Harrison
- Narrator: Robin Miles
- Length: 1 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: December 05, 2017
- Language: English
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4.59(1978 ratings)
4.59(1978 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.98 USDThis beautifully illustrated board book edition of instant bestseller Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History showcases women who changed the world and is the perfect goodnight book to inspire big dreams. Featuring 18 trailblazing black womenThis beautifully illustrated board book edition of instant bestseller Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History showcases women who changed the world and is the perfect goodnight book to inspire big dreams.
Featuring 18 trailblazing black women in American history, Dream Big, Little One is the irresistible board book adaptation of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History.
Among these women, you’ll find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things – bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn’t always accept them.
The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come.
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So Tall Within
- By: Gary D. Schmidt
- Length: 31 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: September 25, 2018
- Language: English
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4.48(614 ratings)
4.48(614 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDSojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights forSojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans. Her story is told with lyricism and pathos by Gary D. Schmidt, one of the most celebrated writers for children in the twenty-first century, and brought to life by award winning and fine artist Daniel Minter. This combination of talent is just right for introducing this legendary figure to a new generation of children.
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The Youngest Marcher
- By: Cynthia Levinson
- Narrator: Tyla Collier
- Length: 21 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: April 29, 2021
- Language: English
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4.43(1595 ratings)
4.43(1595 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDNine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham’s segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher’s words, smooth asNine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham’s segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher’s words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. And when she heard the plan–picket those white stores! March to protest those unfair laws! Fill the jails!–she stepped right up and said, I’ll do it! She was going to j-a-a-il! Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child’s role in the Civil Rights Movement.
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William Still and His Freedom Stories
- By: Don Tate
- Narrator: Adam Lazarre-White
- Length: 32 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: June 07, 2021
- Language: English
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4.42(382 ratings)
4.42(382 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDWilliam Still’s parents escaped slavery but had to leave two of their children behind, a tragedy that haunted the family. As a young man, William went to work for the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, where he raised money, planned rescues,William Still’s parents escaped slavery but had to leave two of their children behind, a tragedy that haunted the family. As a young man, William went to work for the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, where he raised money, planned rescues, and helped freedom seekers who had traveled north. And then one day, a strangely familiar man came into William’s office, searching for information about his long-lost family. Could it be? Motivated by his own family’s experience, William began collecting the stories of thousands of other freedom seekers. As a result, he was able to reunite other families and build a remarkable source of information, including encounters with Harriet Tubman, Henry “Box” Brown, and William and Ellen Craft. Award-winning author-illustrator Don Tate brings to life the incredible, stranger-than-fiction true story of William Still, a man who dedicated his life to recording the stories of enslaved people fleeing to freedom.
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A Computer Called Katherine
- By: Suzanne Slade
- Narrator: Jeanette Illidge
- Length: 13 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: November 19, 2019
- Language: English
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4.39(528 ratings)
4.39(528 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.98 USDThe inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson–made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures–who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon!Katherine knew it was wrong that African AmericansThe inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson–made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures–who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon!
Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn’t have the same rights as others–as wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nurses–as wrong as 10-5=3. And she proved everyone wrong by zooming ahead of her classmates, starting college at fifteen, and eventually joining NASA, where her calculations helped pioneer America’s first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world’s first trip to the moon!Award-winning author Suzanne Slade and debut artist Veronica Miller Jamison tell the story of a NASA “computer” in this smartly written, charmingly illustrated biography.... Read more -
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free
- By: Alice Faye Duncan
- Narrator: Alice Faye Duncan
- Length: 18 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: January 11, 2022
- Language: English
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4.37(373 ratings)
4.37(373 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.005.99 USDBooklist starred review Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth,Booklist starred review
Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many Americans had never heard of the holiday. Join Opal on her historic journey to recognize and celebrate “freedom for all.”
Every year, Opal looked forward to the Juneteenth picnic–a drumming, dancing, delicious party. She knew from Granddaddy Zak’s stories that Juneteenth celebrated the day the freedom news of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation finally sailed into Texas in 1865–over two years after the president had declared it! But Opal didn’t always see freedom in her Texas town. Then one Juneteenth day when Opal was twelve years old, an angry crowd burned down her brand-new home. This wasn’t freedom at all. She had to do something! But could one person’s voice make a difference? Could Opal bring about national recognition of Juneteenth? Follow Opal Lee as she fights to improve the future by honoring the past.
Through the story of Opal Lee’s determination and persistence, children ages 4 to 8 will learn:
- all people are created equal
- the power of bravery and using your voice for change
- the history of Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, and what it means today
- no one is free unless everyone is free
- fighting for a dream is worth the difficulty experienced along the way
Featuring the illustrations of New York Times bestselling illustrator Keturah A. Bobo (I am Enough), Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free by Alice Faye Duncan celebrates the life and legacy of a modern-day Black leader while sharing a message of hope, unity, joy, and strength.
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The Fierce 44
- By: The Staff Of The Undefeated
- Narrator: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 1 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: January 14, 2020
- Language: English
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4.35(148 ratings)
4.35(148 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDMeet forty-four of America’s most impressive heroes in this collective biography of African American figures authored by the team at ESPN’s TheUndefeated.com. From visionaries to entrepreneurs, athletes to activists, the Fierce 44 areMeet forty-four of America’s most impressive heroes in this collective biography of African American figures authored by the team at ESPN’s TheUndefeated.com. From visionaries to entrepreneurs, athletes to activists, the Fierce 44 are beacons of brilliance, perseverance, and excellence. Bringing household names like Serena Williams and Harriet Tubman together with lesser-known but highly deserving figures such as Robert Abbott and Dr. Charles Drew, this collection is a celebration of all that African Americans have achieved, despite everything they have had to overcome.
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Voice of Freedom
- By: Carole Boston Weatherford
- Narrator: Janina Edwards
- Length: 33 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: July 12, 2016
- Language: English
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4.31(2563 ratings)
4.31(2563 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDDespite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at theDespite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that, despite President Johnson’s interference, aired on national TV news and spurred the nation to support the Freedom Democrats. Based on the critically acclaimed 2016 Caldecott and Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Award, Voice of Freedom celebrates Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and legacy with a message of hope, determination, and strength.
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A Ride to Remember
- By: Sharon Langley
- Narrator: Sharon Langley
- Length: 48 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 26, 2019
- Language: English
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4.3(288 ratings)
4.3(288 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDWhen Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry. This interesting tale reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, theWhen Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry.
This interesting tale reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Co-author Sharon Langley was the first African-American child to ride the carousel. This was on the same day of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Langley’s ride to remember demonstrated the possibilities of King’s dream.
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Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop
- By: Alice Faye Duncan
- Length: 27 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: September 13, 2022
- Language: English
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4.27(653 ratings)
4.27(653 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDFor nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, the Sanitation Strike of 1968 hit close to home. Lorraine marched with her daddy and other sanitation workers through the streets of Memphis fighting for equal rights and safer working conditions. With herFor nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, the Sanitation Strike of 1968 hit close to home.
Lorraine marched with her daddy and other sanitation workers through the streets of Memphis fighting for equal rights and safer working conditions. With her mother, she boycotted stores. Lorraine’s life was forever changed when she heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preach his famous sermon
“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” to the tired and frustrated strikers. Dr. King was tragically killed the next day, and hope seemed shattered. But Lorraine, her family, and the people of Memphis pushed through those difficult times, because dreamers never quit.Author Alice Faye Duncan based the character of Lorraine Jackson on a teacher who participated in the Memphis Sanitation Strike as a child. Using a riveting combination of poetry and prose, Alice Faye reveals the inspiring story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final stand for justice.
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Freedom in Congo Square
- By: Carole Boston Weatherford
- Narrator: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 27 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: July 25, 2017
- Language: English
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4.27(2631 ratings)
4.27(2631 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDAs slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when, at least for half a day, they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. There, they were free toAs slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when, at least for half a day, they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. There, they were free to set up an open market, sing, dance, and play music. They were free to forget their cares, their struggles, and their oppression. This poetic, nonfiction story about this little-known piece of African American history chronicles the daily duties of such slaves-from chopping logs on Mondays to baking bread on Wednesdays to plucking hens on Saturday-and builds to the freedom of Sundays and the special experience of an afternoon spent in Congo Square, capturing humanity’s capacity to find hope and joy even in the most difficult of circumstances and demonstrating how New Orleans’ Congo Square was truly freedom’s heart.
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We Are Your Children Too
- By: P. O’Connell Pearson
- Narrator: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 5 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2023
- Language: English
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4.21(14 ratings)
4.21(14 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThis revelatory and gripping nonfiction middle grade book explores a deeply troubling chapter in American history that is still playing out today: the strange case of Prince Edward County, Virginia, the only place in the United States to everThis revelatory and gripping nonfiction middle grade book explores a deeply troubling chapter in American history that is still playing out today: the strange case of Prince Edward County, Virginia, the only place in the United States to ever formally deny its citizens a public education, and the students who pushed back.
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In 1954, after the passing of Brown v. the Board of Education, the all-White school board of one county in south central Virginia made the decision to close its public schools rather than integrate. Those schools stayed closed for five years.
While the affluent White population of Prince Edward County built a private school–for White children only–Black children and their families had to find other ways to learn. Some Black children were home schooled by unemployed Black teachers. Some traveled thousands of miles away to live with relatives, friends, or even strangers. Some didn’t go to school at all.
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A Spy Called James
- By: Anne Rockwell
- Narrator: Rodney Gardiner
- Length: 22 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: January 31, 2017
- Language: English
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4.1(331 ratings)
4.1(331 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDThis is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington’s army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn’t qualified him forThis is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington’s army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn’t qualified him for the release he’d been hoping for. For James, the fight wasn’t over; he’d already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.
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Feed Your Mind
- By: Jen Bryant
- Narrator: David Sadzin
- Length: 52 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: June 30, 2020
- Language: English
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4.08(307 ratings)
4.08(307 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDAugust Wilson (1945-2005) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who had a particular talent for capturing the authentic everyday voice of Black Americans. As a child, he read off soup cans and cereal boxes, and when his mother brought himAugust Wilson (1945-2005) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who had a particular talent for capturing the authentic everyday voice of Black Americans. As a child, he read off soup cans and cereal boxes, and when his mother brought him to the library, his whole world opened up. After facing intense prejudice at school from both students and some teachers, August dropped out. However, he continued reading and educating himself independently. He felt that if he could read about it, then he could teach himself anything and accomplish anything.
Like many of his plays, Feed Your Mind is told in two acts, revealing how Wilson grew up to be one of the most influential American playwrights.
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My Selma
- By: Willie Mae Brown
- Narrator: Karen Chilton
- Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: January 03, 2023
- Language: English
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4.07(41 ratings)
4.07(41 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDThe preface and afterword are read by the author. Combining family stories of the everyday and the extraordinary as seen through the eyes of her twelve-year-old self, Willie Mae Brown gives readers an unforgettable portrayal of her coming of age inThe preface and afterword are read by the author.
Combining family stories of the everyday and the extraordinary as seen through the eyes of her twelve-year-old self, Willie Mae Brown gives readers an unforgettable portrayal of her coming of age in a town at the crossroads of history.
As the civil rights movement and the fight for voter rights unfold in Selma, Alabama, many things happen inside and outside the Brown family’s home that do not have anything to do with the landmark 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Yet the famous outrages which unfold on that span form an inescapable backdrop in this collection of stories. In one, Willie Mae takes it upon herself to offer summer babysitting services to a glamorous single white mother–a secret she keeps from her parents that unravels with shocking results. In another, Willie Mae reluctantly joins her mother at a church rally, and is forever changed after hearing Martin Luther King Jr. deliver a defiant speech in spite of a court injunction.
Infused with the vernacular of her Southern upbringing, My Selma captures the voice and vision of a fascinating young person–perspicacious, impetuous, resourceful, and even mystical in her ways of seeing the world around her–who gifts us with a loving portrayal of her hometown while also delivering a no-holds-barred indictment of the time and place.
A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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Under the Freedom Tree
- By: Susan VanHecke
- Narrator: Susan VanHecke
- Length: 15 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: April 18, 2014
- Language: English
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4.06(121 ratings)
4.06(121 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDTaut free verse tells the little-known story of the first contraband camp of the Civil War–seen by some historians as the “beginning of the end of slavery in America.” One night in 1861, three escaped slaves made their way from theTaut free verse tells the little-known story of the first contraband camp of the Civil War–seen by some historians as the “beginning of the end of slavery in America.” One night in 1861, three escaped slaves made their way from the Confederate line to a Union-held fort. The runaways were declared “contraband of war” and granted protection. As word spread, thousands of runaway slaves poured into the fort, seeking their freedom. These “contrabands” made a home for themselves, building the first African American community in the country. In 1863, they bore witness to one of the first readings of the Emancipation Proclamation in the South–beneath the sheltering branches of the tree now known as Emancipation Oak.
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Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge
- By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar
- Narrator: Robin Eller
- Length: 5 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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3.99(961 ratings)
3.99(961 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USD“A brilliant work of US history.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Gripping.” —BCCB (starred review) “Accessible…Necessary.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A School Library“A brilliant work of US history.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
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“Gripping.” —BCCB (starred review)
“Accessible…Necessary.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
A School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2019!
A National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington’s runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life–now available as a young reader’s edition!
In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family–and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation’s Founding Fathers.
Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington’s “favored” dower slave. When she was told that she was going to be given as a wedding gift to Martha Washington’s granddaughter, Ona made the bold and brave decision to flee to the north, where she would be a fugitive.
From her childhood, to her time with the Washingtons and living in the slave quarters, to her escape to New Hampshire, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, along with Kathleen Van Cleve, shares an intimate glimpse into the life of a little-known, but powerful figure in history, and her brave journey as she fled the most powerful couple in the country. -
Freedom Riders
- By: Ann Bausum
- Narrator: Ann Bausum
- Length: 1 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: September 19, 2008
- Language: English
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3.96(283 ratings)
3.96(283 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDIt was 1961. John Lewis and Jim Zwerg are two young men boarding a bus and heading south for Montgomery, Alabama and the thick of the brewing Civil Rights struggle. They are idealists, committed to justice and equality and full of hope for change.It was 1961. John Lewis and Jim Zwerg are two young men boarding a bus and heading south for Montgomery, Alabama and the thick of the brewing Civil Rights struggle. They are idealists, committed to justice and equality and full of hope for change. This is their Freedom Ride. Arriving in town, suddenly they find themselves helpless in the clutches of an angry white mob armed with bats, chains, and hammers. Both men are beaten within an inch of their lives, for the color of their skin-John was black and Jim was white-and for the ideas they had traveled so far to support. Told from the perspectives of these two Freedom Riders, this Robert F. Silbert Honor Book is a stunning testament to the power of nonviolent resistance in the face of racial discrimination and segregation. A thoughtful reading from narrator Cecelia Riddett brings this important tale of the Civil Rights Movement to life for today’s readers. “. [An] excellent work of nonfiction . [that] delivers a galvanizing call to action.”-Booklist, starred review
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Bronx Masquerade
- By: Nikki Grimes
- Narrator: Nikki Grimes
- Length: 2 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: January 02, 2015
- Language: English
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3.96(7035 ratings)
3.96(7035 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDAcclaimed poet, novelist, journalist, and educator Nikki Grimes was born and raised in New York City. Each of the 18 kids in Mr. Ward’s inner city classroom has something important to say, but some don’t even realize it. Then Mr. WardAcclaimed poet, novelist, journalist, and educator Nikki Grimes was born and raised in New York City. Each of the 18 kids in Mr. Ward’s inner city classroom has something important to say, but some don’t even realize it. Then Mr. Ward begins to have “open mic” poetry slams once a month on Fridays. Young adult listeners will identify with the characters in Bronx Masquerade as they explore questions about life and self-expression. “As always, Grimes gives young people exactly what they’re looking for-real characters who show them they are not alone.”-School Library Journal
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Dovey Undaunted
- By: Tonya Bolden
- Narrator: Karen Chilton
- Length: 4 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 16, 2021
- Language: English
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3.94(17 ratings)
3.94(17 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDDovey Johnson Roundtree was most famous for her successful defense of an indigent Black man accused of the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, a prominent white Washington, DC, socialite, in 1965. Despite her triumph in this high-profile case, RoundtreeDovey Johnson Roundtree was most famous for her successful defense of an indigent Black man accused of the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, a prominent white Washington, DC, socialite, in 1965. Despite her triumph in this high-profile case, Roundtree continued to represent the poor and the underserved. She was the first lawyer to bring a bus-desegregation case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, clinching the ruling that enabled Robert F. Kennedy to enforce bus integration. She was also among the first Black women to enter the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and was one of the first ordained female ministers in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Tracing Roundtree’s life from her childhood in Jim Crow North Carolina through her adulthood, Tonya Bolden illuminates a little-known figure in American history who believed the law should serve the people and places her firmly in the context of twentieth-century civil rights and African American culture. -
All the People
- By: Joy Hakim
- Narrator: Joy Hakim
- Length: 20 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: January 14, 2008
- Language: English
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3.84(128 ratings)
3.84(128 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDPeople call it “post-war,” but All the People covers a period in U.S. history that features battles of another kind-from Cold War combat overseas to struggles for equality at home to learning to live with the threat of terrorism on U.S.People call it “post-war,” but All the People covers a period in U.S. history that features battles of another kind-from Cold War combat overseas to struggles for equality at home to learning to live with the threat of terrorism on U.S. soil. During these years, the United States began to be a nation for all its people, outlawing school segregation, protesting war in Vietnam, and campaigning for equal rights for women. From Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to seamstress Rosa Parks, extraordinary individuals led us back to the ideals espoused by the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. But mostly-as it always has been in the United States-it was ordinary citizens who marched and voted and hoped and dreamed and made things happen. All the People included the events of September 11, 2001, and a discussion of how many aspects of the terrorist attacks have brought to the forefront the qualities that keep America strong: representative democracy, freedom of speech and press, and, especially in the face of religious totalitarianism, the basic freedom of religious tolerance.
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Hidden Figures Young Readers’ Edition
- By: Margot Lee Shetterly
- Narrator: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: November 29, 2016
- Language: English
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3.8(2 ratings)
3.8(2 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDThe uplifting, amazing true story–a New York Times bestseller! This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It’s the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA whoThe uplifting, amazing true story–a New York Times bestseller!
This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It’s the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program.
Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.
This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.
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The Harlem Hellfighters
- By: Walter Dean Myers
- Length: 2 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: November 02, 2018
- Language: English
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3.68(79 ratings)
3.68(79 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDNew York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and renowned filmmaker Bill Miles deftly tell the true story of the unsung American heroes of the 369th Infantry Regiment of World War I in The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage. At aNew York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and renowned filmmaker Bill Miles deftly tell the true story of the unsung American heroes of the 369th Infantry Regiment of World War I in The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage. At a time of widespread bigotry and racism, the African American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment put their lives on the line in the name of democracy. The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage is a portrait of bravery and honor.
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VIP: Mahalia Jackson
- By: Denise Lewis Patrick
- Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 1 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 04, 2021
- Language: English
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3.67(11 ratings)
3.67(11 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDGet ready to sing for justice with Mahalia Jackson in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true–and amazing–stories of some ofGet ready to sing for justice with Mahalia Jackson in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true–and amazing–stories of some of history’s greatest trailblazers. Meet the VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE who changed the world!
Mahalia Jackson was known as the queen of gospel music. A close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s, she was also a civil rights activist who sang at the March on Washington. And she traveled the world, too! Experience all the inspiring moments in Mahalia’s big life in this thrilling biography, packed with two-color illustrations and fun facts, like who invented rock and roll!
Short and engaging chapters are interspersed with special lists and other information made to order to engage kids, whether they’re already biography fans or “have to” write a report for school. Extras include a timeline, a bibliography, and a hall of fame of other musicians and civil rights activists.
The VIP series features stirring adventures and fun facts about some of history’s greatest trailblazers–smart, tough, persevering innovators who will excite today’s kids. Featuring underappreciated historical figures and groups, with a focus on leaders in science, activism, and the arts, the nonfiction biographies in the VIP series are fun and appealing. Just looking at the cover will make kids want to learn more about these VIPs, and once they dive in they will zoom through stories that read like adventures.
Each book in the VIP series allows your middle grader to experience all the fascinating moments in some very important but lesser known lives. These biographies for kids age 9-12 include: VIP: Dr. Mae Jemison: Brave Rocketeer; VIP: Lewis Latimer: Engineering Wizard; VIP: Mahalia Jackson: Freedom’s Voice; and VIP: Lydia Darragh: Unexpected Spy.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library (AUDIO)
- By: Carole Boston Weatherford
- Narrator: Ron Butler
- Length: 1 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 12, 2017
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDAmid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk’s life’s passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the AfricanAmid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk’s life’s passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and to bring to light the achievements of people of African descent throughout the ages. When Schomburg’s collection became so big that it began to overflow his house (and his wife threatened to mutiny), he turned to the New York Public Library, where he created and curated a collection that was the cornerstone of a new Negro Division. A century later, his groundbreaking collection, known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has become a beacon to scholars all over the world.
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My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- By: Martin Luther King
- Narrator: Martin Luther King
- Length: 12 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: January 09, 2018
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.002.99 USDWhat was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This memoir by Martin Luther King III provides insight into one of history’s most fascinating families and into a special bond between father and son. “I have a dreamWhat was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This memoir by Martin Luther King III provides insight into one of history’s most fascinating families and into a special bond between father and son.
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Martin Luther King III was one of those four little children mentioned in Martin Luther King’s groundbreaking “I Have a Dream” speech. In this memoir, Martin Luther King Jr.’s son gives an intimate look at the man and the father behind the civil rights leader. Mr. King’s remembrances show both his warm, loving family and a momentous time in American history.
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