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Black History Collection Grades 7-12

Start your black history collection with this group of books perfect for middle to high school readers. This collection includes a range of biographies of African Americans who excelled in sports, music, and politics.

Collection of 10 books: $156.50

Dear Mrs. Parks

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I and I Bob Marley

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John Lewis in the Lead

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I See the Rhythm

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Tiny Stitches

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Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

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I Am Alfonso Jones

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Etched in Clay

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Black Was the Ink

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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

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  • Front cover for Black Was the Ink by Michelle Coles and Justin Johnson
    Black Was the Ink
    By Michelle Coles, Justin Johnson
    Hardcover: $21.95
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    Black Was the Ink

    Black Was the Ink

    By Michelle Coles, Justin Johnson
    Through the help of a ghostly ancestor, sixteen-year-old Malcolm is sent on a journey through Reconstruction-era America to find his place in modern-day Black progress.

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  • Front cover for Dear Mrs. Parks by Rosa Parks
    Dear Mrs. Parks
    A Dialogue with Today's Youth
    By Rosa Parks
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    Dear Mrs. Parks

    Dear Mrs. Parks

    A Dialogue with Today's Youth
    By Rosa Parks
    On a December day in 1955, Rosa Parks changed the course of history when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.

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  • Front cover for Etched in Clay by Andrea Cheng and Andrea Cheng
    Etched in Clay
    The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
    By Andrea Cheng
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    Etched in Clay

    Etched in Clay

    The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
    By Andrea Cheng
    The acclaimed biography-in-verse about the life and times of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with short poems during the years leading up to the Civil War.

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  • Front cover for Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe by Crystal Hubbard and Kevin Belford
    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
    A picture book biography of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who began his career playing tennis as a child on the segregated courts as a child in Virginia and went on to become the top tennis player in the world.

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  • Front cover for I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina; Stacey Robinson and John Jennings
    I Am Alfonso Jones
    By Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson
    Paperback: $18.95
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    I Am Alfonso Jones

    I Am Alfonso Jones

    By Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson
    The Hate U Give meets The Lovely Bones in this unflinching graphic novel about the afterlife of a young man killed by an off-duty police officer, co-illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist John Jennings.

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  • Front cover for I and I Bob Marley by Tony Medina and Jesse Joshua Watson
    I and I Bob Marley
    By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua Watson
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    I and I Bob Marley

    I and I Bob Marley

    By Tony Medina, Jesse Joshua Watson
    A biography in verse of reggae legend Bob Marley, exploring the influences that shaped his life and music on his journey from rural Jamaican childhood to international superstardom.

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  • Front cover for I See the Rhythm by Toyomi Igus and Michele Wood
    I See the Rhythm
    By Toyomi Igus, Michele Wood
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    I See the Rhythm

    I See the Rhythm

    By Toyomi Igus, Michele Wood
    i see the rhythmis an inspiring celebration of African American music and the far-reaching impact it has had on the world.

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  • Front cover for John Lewis in the Lead by Jim Haskins; Kathleen Benson and Benny Andrews
    John Lewis in the Lead
    A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
    By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews
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    John Lewis in the Lead

    John Lewis in the Lead

    A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
    By Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Benny Andrews
    A biography of John Lewis, one of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders of the 1960s, focusing on his involvement in Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

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  • Front cover for The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby by Crystal Hubbard and Robert McGuire
    The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
    By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuire
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    The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

    The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

    By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuire
    The story of Jimmy Winkfield, one of horse racing's all-time great jockeys and the last African American to win the Kentucky Derby, in 1902.

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  • Front cover for Tiny Stitches by Gwendolyn Hooks and Colin Bootman
    Tiny Stitches
    The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
    By Gwendolyn Hooks, Colin Bootman
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    Tiny Stitches

    Tiny Stitches

    The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
    By Gwendolyn Hooks, Colin Bootman
    The life story of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.

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