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50 Best Picture Books for Black History Month

A variety of picture books by Black authors and/or artists with a focus on historical and cultural subjects for Black History Month, curated by The Feminist Bibliothecary. BHM learning and fun for all ages.
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre (Carole Boston Weatherford)
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
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Carole Boston Weatherford
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone (Traci N. Todd)
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
2
Traci N. Todd
The People Remember (Ibi Zoboi, Loveis Wise)
The People Remember
3
Ibi Zoboi, Loveis Wise
Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes (Floyd Cooper)
Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes
4
Floyd Cooper
The Undefeated (Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator))
The Undefeated
5
Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Your Name Is a Song (Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow)
Your Name Is a Song
6
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison)
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
7
Vashti Harrison
Voice of Freedom (Carole Boston Weatherford)
Voice of Freedom
8
Carole Boston Weatherford
ABC of Black History (Rio Cortez)
ABC of Black History
9
Rio Cortez
Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged (Jody Nyasha Warner)
Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged
10
Jody Nyasha Warner
Before She Was Harriet (Lesa Cline Ransome)
Before She Was Harriet
11
Lesa Cline Ransome
These Hands (Margaret H. Mason, Floyd Cooper)
These Hands
12
Margaret H. Mason, Floyd Cooper
Hair Love (Matthew A. Cherry & Vashti Harrison)
Hair Love
13
Matthew A. Cherry & Vashti Harrison
Rosa
Rosa
14
The Oldest Student (Rita Lorraine Hubbard)
The Oldest Student
15
Rita Lorraine Hubbard
William Still and His Freedom Stories (Don Tate)
William Still and His Freedom Stories
16
Don Tate
Clap Your Hands: A Celebration of Gospel (Toyomi Igus)
Clap Your Hands: A Celebration of Gospel
17
Toyomi Igus
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal (Vaunda Micheaux Nelson)
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal
18
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly Laura Freeman)
Hidden Figures
19
Margot Lee Shetterly Laura Freeman
Harlem (Walter Dean Myers)
Harlem
20
Walter Dean Myers
Fearless Mary: The True Adventures of Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver (Tami Charles)
Fearless Mary: The True Adventures of Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver
21
Tami Charles
Coretta Scott (Ntozake Shange)
Coretta Scott
22
Ntozake Shange
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World (Vashti Harrison)
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World
23
Vashti Harrison
Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews)
Trombone Shorty
24
Troy Andrews
Sulwe (Lupita Nyong'o)
Sulwe
25
Lupita Nyong'o
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop (Alice Faye Duncan)
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop
26
Alice Faye Duncan
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues (Leah Henderson)
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues
27
Leah Henderson
Mae Among the Stars (Roda Ahmed)
Mae Among the Stars
28
Roda Ahmed
This Is the Rope: a Story From the Great Migration (Jacqueline Woodson)
This Is the Rope: a Story From the Great Migration
29
Jacqueline Woodson
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (John Steptoe)
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
30
John Steptoe
Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom (Steven Sellers Lapham)
Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom
31
Steven Sellers Lapham
Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride (Joel Christian Gill)
Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride
32
Joel Christian Gill
The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World (Julius Lester)
The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World
33
Julius Lester
Remember: The Journey to School Integration (Toni Morrison)
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
34
Toni Morrison
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore (Vaunda Micheaux Nelson)
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
35
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Freedom Over Me (Ashley Bryan)
Freedom Over Me
36
Ashley Bryan
Almost to Freedom (Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Colin Bootman)
Almost to Freedom
37
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Colin Bootman
Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician (Lesa Cline-Ransome, Raul Colon)
Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician
38
Lesa Cline-Ransome, Raul Colon
Be Boy Buzz (Bell Hooks)
Be Boy Buzz
39
Bell Hooks
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom (Angela Johnson, E.B. Lewis)
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
40
Angela Johnson, E.B. Lewis
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