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The hill we climb : an inaugural poem for the country
by Amanda Gorman
On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope toviewers around the globe. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry.
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Carver : a life in poems
by Marilyn Nelson
A collection of forty-four poems--told from the point of view of Carver and the people who knew him--provides an account of the life of African American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver.
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A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riot of 1919
by Claire Hartfield
A compelling introduction to the Chicago race riot of 1919 documents key events that led to days of urban violence that continue to reverberate a century later, offering insight into contributing factors in race relations, politics, business and culture.
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March forward, girl
by Melba Beals
A member of the Little Rock Nine shares her memories of growing up in the South under Jim Crow.
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Yummy : the last days of a Southside shorty
by Greg Neri
"A graphic novel based on the true story of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year old African American gang member from Chicago who shot a young girl and was then shot by his own gang members"--Provided by publisher
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Monster : a graphic novel
by Guy A Sims
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
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You brought me the ocean
by Alex Sanchez
Jake Hyde yearns for the ocean and is determined to leave his hometown in New Mexico for a college on the coast, and while his family and friends encourage him to stay, he must deal with his secrets of being gay and some strange new blue markings on his skin giving him a glow when he touches water.
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Aya : life in Yop City
by Marguerite Abouet
Offers the first three volumes of the fictional graphic memoir of nineteen-year-old Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling neighbors and relatives, all caught up in the simple pleasures of everyday life in Yop City.
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Fights : one boy's triumph over violence
by Joel Christian Gill
The visceral and deeply affecting memoir, in graphic format, of artist, author Joel Christian Gill, chronicling his youth and coming of age as a Black child in a chaotic landscape of rough city streets and foreboding backwoods. Propelled into a world filled with uncertainty and desperation, young Joel is pushed toward using violence to solve his problems by everyone and everything around him. But fighting doesn't always yield the best results for a confused and sensitive kid who yearns for a better, more fulfilling life than the one he was born into.
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Across the tracks : Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre
by Alverne Ball
Across the Tracks introduces the reader to the businesses and townsfolk who flourished in this unprecedented time of prosperity for Black Americans. We learn about Greenwood and why it is essential to remember the great achievements of the community as well as the tragedy which nearly erased it. However, Ball is careful to recount the eventual recovery of Greenwood. With additional supplementary materials including a detailed preface, timeline, and historical essay, Across the Tracks offers a thorough examination of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Black Wall Street.
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March. Book one
by John Lewis
A first-hand account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights spans his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.
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March. Book two
by John Lewis
The award-winning, best-selling series returns, as John Lewis' story continues through Freedom Rides and the legendary 1963 March on Washington.
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March. Book three
by John Lewis
A first-hand graphic novel account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights continues to cover his involvement in the Freedom Vote and Mississippi Freedom Summer campaigns, and the Selma to Montgomery march.
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Run. Book one
by John Lewis
This astounding graphic novel tells the story of an often overlooked chapter of civil rights history through the eyes of Congressman John Lewis—one of the “Big Six” leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington.
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Invisible men : the trailblazing Black artists of comic books
by Ken Quattro
Drawing on primary source material from World War II-era Black newspapers and magazines, this powerful book profiles the Black artists who drew – mostly covertly behind the scenes – superhero, horror and romance comics in the early years of the industry.
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Michael Jordan : Bull on parade
by Wilfred Santiago
The creator of the acclaimed and best-selling 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente presents a kinetic, full-color graphic biography of basketball legend Michael "Air" Jordan.
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Malcolm X : a graphic biography
by Andrew Helfer
Malcolm Little's transformation from a black youth beaten down by Jim Crow America into Malcolm X, the charismatic, controversial, and doomed national spokesman for the nation of Islam is captured in this thoroughly researched and passionately drawn graphic biography.
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Beasts made of night
by Tochi Onyebuchi
After he eats the sin of a royal, Taj, a talented aki, or sin-eater who consumes the guilt of others, is drawn into a plot to destroy the city and must fight to save the princess he loves and his own life.
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