1. Black History Books for Children
Title: African American Poets
Author: Michael R. Strickland
Publisher: Enslow
Published: 1996
Summary: Profiles the lives and work of ten African American poets:
Gwendolyn Brooks, Haki R. Madhubuti, Rita Dove, Eloise Greenfield, Langston
Hughes, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Nikki
Giovanni.
Title: Nat Love:African American Cowboy
Author: Sarah Penn
Publisher: Rosen Central Primary Source
Published: 2004
Summary: Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy,
renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting.
Title: African Americans During the Civil War
Author: Deborah DeFord
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2006
Summary: Examines the struggles African Americans faced before
and during the Civil War discussing their role in the Union Army, the Fugitive
Slave Law, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and racism in both the North
and the South.
Title: Breaking the Chains: African American Slave Resistance
Author: William Loren Katz
Publisher: Antheneum
Published: 1990

2. Summary: Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which
slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts,
and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.
Title: Benjamin Hooks
Author: Heather Wagner
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2004
Summary: A biography of African American lawyer Benjamin
Hooks, who continues to speak and teach about racial justice and equality
since his 1992 retirement from the position of executive director of the
NAACP.
Title: Julian Bond: Civil Rights Activist
Author: Denise Jordan
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2001
Summary: A biography of the African-American activist and
politician who has been on the cutting edge of civil rights reform since the
1960's.
Title: Madam CJ Walker: Self Made Businesswoman
Author: Della Yannuzzi
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2000
Summary: A biography of the African-American woman who went
from being a laundress to a self-made millionaire.
Title: Little Rock: The Desegregation of Central High
Author: Laurie A. O’Neil
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 1994
Summary: O'Neill's dramatic presentation underscores the price
of racism while illuminating a noteworthy historical event.

3. Title: Great African Americans In Civil Rights
Author: Pat Rediger
Publisher: Crabtree Publication Company
Published: 1996
Summary: The Outstanding African Americans Series are twelve
exciting books that offer fascinating up-to-date biographical accounts of notable
African American men and women and their contributions to our culture.
Title: Black, Blue, and Gray: African American in the Civil War
Author: James Haskins
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 1998
Summary: An historical account of the role of African-American
soldiers in the Civil War.