Celebrating Black History Month


Showing 1 - 4 of 4  There are a total of 35 valid entries on the list.

1. Chains

Book cover for "Chains"
Star rating for Chains
Series:
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
Book cover for "Courage has no color"
Star rating for Courage has no color
Description:
Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II.
Book cover for "Roll of thunder, hear my cry"
Star rating for Roll of thunder, hear my cry
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.
Book cover for "We've got a job"
Star rating for We've got a job
Description:
By May 1963, African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama, had had enough of segregation and police brutality. But with their lives and jobs at stake, most adults were hesitant to protest the city’s racist culture. Instead, children and teenagers—like Audrey, Wash, James, and Arnetta— marched to jail to secure their freedom.
     At a time when the civil rights movement was struggling, Birmingham’s black...