African American
Biographies
Call Number Author Title
JB Anderson Ferris What I had was Singing (Marian Anderson)
JB Angelou Spain Meet Maya Angelou
JB Armstrong Iverson Louis Armstrong
JB Ashe Quackenbush Arthur Ashe and His Match with
History
JB Baldwin Gottfried James Baldwin: Voice from Harlem
JB Banneker Clark Benjamin Banneker, Astronomer and
Scientist
JB Bates Polakow Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Crusader
JB Beckwourth Blassingame Jim Beckwourth:
Black Trapper and Indian Chief
JB Bethune Anderson Mary McLeod Bethune: Teacher with a Dream
JB Bluford Haskins Space Challenger: The Story of Guion Bluford
JB Bunche Cornell Ralph Bunche, Winner of the Nobel Peace
Prize
JB Burns Hamilton Anthony Burns: Defeat
and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
JB Carver Carter George Washington Carver
JB Chamberlain Frankl Wilt Chamberlain
JB Chisholm Pollack Shirley Chisholm
JB Cosby Schuman Bill Cosby: Actor and
Comedian
JB Day Lyons Master of
Mahogany: Tom Day, Free Black
Cabinetmaker
JB Douglass McLoone Frederick Douglass: a photo-illustrated biography
JB Dunbar Gentry Paul Laurence Dunbar
JB Dunham Haskins Katherine Dunham
JB Forten Burchard Charlotte Forten: A Black Teacher in the Civil War
JB Gibson Holway Josh Gibson
JB Gordy Gordy Movin' Up (Berry Gordy)
JB Hamilton Mangal Virginia Hamilton
JB Hansberry McKissack Young Black and Determined (Lorraine Hansberry)
JB Henson Gaines Matthew
Henson and the North Pole Expedition
JB Houston Cox Whitney Houston
JB Hughes Rhynes I, Too, Sing America: The Story of Langston Hughes
JB Jackson Meadows Jesse Jackson
JB James Super Daniel Chappie James
JB Johnson Gottfried Earvin “Magic”
Johnson: Champion and Crusader
JB Jordan Raber Michael Jordan: Basketball Skywalker
JB Kieta Wisniewski Sundiata: Lion King of Mali
JB King Bull Free at
Last: The Story of Martin Luther King
Jr.
JB Mandela Finlayson Nelson Mandela
JB Parks Harnan Gordon Parks: Black Photographer and Film Maker
JB Parks Klingel Rosa Parks
JB Parks Parks I am Rosa Parks
JB Pickett Pinkney Bill Pickett, Rodeo
Ridin’ Cowboy
JB Powell Passaro Colin Powell
JB Rice Wade Condoleeza
Rice: Being the Best
JB Ringgold Turner Faith Ringgold
JB Robinson Abraham Jackie Robinson
JB Sanders Stewart Barry Sanders
JB Simmons Lyons Catching the Fire: Philip Simmons, Blacksmith
JB Taylor Jordan Susie King
Taylor: Destined to be Free
JB Terrell Fradin Fight On: Mary Church Terrell’s Battle for Integration
JB Thomas Savage Thurman Thomas: Star Running Back
JB Tubman Nielsen Harriet Tubman
JB Washington Amper Booker T. Washington
JB Wells Freedman Ida B. Wells Barnett and
the Antilynching Crusade
JB Wheatley Weidt Revolutionary Poet: A Story about Phyllis WheatleyJB
Williams Aronson Venus and Serena Williams
J 338.0089 Rediger Great African
Americans in Business
JO 920 ----- Great Women in
the Struggle
J 920 Haskins African
American Entrepreneurs
J 920.0092 ----- Shapers of America
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