What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than a blog about new Black history nonfiction books that I love! I've recently taken over the children's nonfiction collection, so I get to see everything before it's ready for the public. It was hard to narrow down my selections! Swing by the Kid Zone's Black History Month display or take a peek at some of our social media posts for even more recommendations. And don't forget to take part in our Black History Month Book Bingo reading challenge!
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson
And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in Poems by Erica Martin
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life by Marilyn Nelson
Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste
Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote by Alice Faye Duncan
The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice by Carole Boston Weatherford
Freedom!: The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom & Waldo E. Martin, Jr.
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth by Michelle Duster
King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin by Stephen Costanza
Moving Forward: From Space-Age Rides to Civil Rights Sit-Ins with Airman Alton Yates by Chris Barton
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd
Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America (Young Reader's Edition) by Candacy Taylor
Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America by Selene Castrovilla
She Persisted: Coretta Scott King by Kelly Starling Lyons
Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Speak Up, Speak Out!: The Extraordinary Life of Fighting Shirley Chisholm by Tonya Bolden
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Butler by Ibi Zoboi
The Story of John Lewis by Tonya Leslie
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Mara Rockliff
We Shall Overcome illustrated by Bryan Collier
What Is Black Lives Matter? by Lakita Wilson (Who HQ)
What Was the Harlem Renaissance? by Sherri L. Smith (Who HQ)
When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision by Yolanda Gladden
Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History by Schele Williams
