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Celebrating Black History Month

Shining a light on the stories of Black trailblazers, cultural icons, and change makers in American history.
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  • Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
    HarperCollins Publishers

    Ready to Fly: Sylvia Townsend

    $18.99

    Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV.  Although t...

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  • Who Is Oprah Winfrey?
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    Who is Oprah Winfrey?

    $5.99

    We all know Oprah Winfrey as a talk-show host, actress, producer, media mogul, and philanthropist, but the "Queen of Talk" wasn't always so fortuna...

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  • Who Was Nelson Mandela?
    Penguin Random House

    Who Was Nelson Mandela?

    $5.99

    As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world.  Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a p...

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  • Who Was Ida B. Wells?
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    Who Was Ida B. Wells?

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    The story of how a girl born into slavery became an early leader in the civil rights movement and the most famous black female journalist in ninete...

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  • Who Was Louis Armstrong?
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    Who Was Louis Armstrong?

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    If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs Home who gave ...

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  • Who Is Barack Obama?
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    Who is Barack Obama?

    $5.99

    As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this ...

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  • Who Was Rosa Parks?
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    Who Was Rosa Parks?

    $5.99

    In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights prote...

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  • Who Was Harriet Tubman?
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    Who Was Harriet Tubman?

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    Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an ...

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