Weatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "Whatever she did, wherever she was, Ketanji Brown Jackson rose to the top. From the time their daughter was born, Ketanji Brown's parents taught her that if she worked hard and believed in herself, she could do anything. As a child, Ketanji focused on her studies and excelled, eventually graduating from Harvard Law School. Years later, in 2016, when she was a federal judge, a seat opened on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JACWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be know as "Box," he "entered the world a slave." He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next -- as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left, bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Prss 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BROWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A black mother describes her dreams for her newborn daughter, and her hopes for a future in which her little one will grow to cross borders and bridge boundaries, be her best self, and find love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.6 WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "This picture book biography in verse tells the story of Mary Hamilton, an African American woman and Civil Rights activist, who was found to be in contempt of court when she would not respond to questions from an Alabama judge who used only her first name, while calling white people "Mr.," "Mrs.," or "Miss." The NAACP took her case, which appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court, which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HAMWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "A picture book biography of Elijah Cummings, outlining major events in his childhood, career and fight for justice"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CUMWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: The 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young Southern black girl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Traces legal clerk Arturo Schomburg's efforts to curate a collection of African books, letters, music, and art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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Summary: "You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall. You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience. Featuring a dual narrative of the key moments of Dr. King's life alongside a modern class as the students learn about him, Carole Weatherfor's poetic text encapsulates the moments that readers today can reenact in their own lives. See a class of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA Childrens 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. Every movement has its unsung...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A simple biography of one of the most inspirational athletes in history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 OWEWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: As a young girl reflects on her family, she notices how she resembles various family members as well as how she is unique.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Presents the history of hip-hop including, how it evolved from folktales, spirituals, and poetry, to the showmanship of James Brown, to the culture of graffiti art and breakdancing that formed around the art form.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 782.42 WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Celebrating boyhood and friendship, this upbeat picture book follows a group of young Black boys as they spend an adventure-filled day together living their best lives freely in their community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: How do you tell a story? Before Toni Morrison was a Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel Prize–winning author, she was Chloe Ardelia Wofford, a little girl in Ohio who was both the only Black child in her first-grade classroom and the only student who was able to read. This is the true story of how that young girl learned from her upbringing, surrounded herself with stories, and made a tremendous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MORWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A poetic tribute to a lesser-known part of African-American history describes how after working relentlessly for more than six days, slaves in nineteenth-century New Orleans were permitted to congregate in Congo Square.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976 WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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Summary: The popular spiritual, Standing in the need of prayer, has been reworked to chronicle the milestones, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African American people and their history. The text and illustrations of this inspirational book are informative reminders of yesterday, hopeful images for today, and aspirational dreams of tomorrow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HAMWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "Written in the voice of Mother Africa, who speaks to her children--human beings--this stunning picture book thrums with the love between mother and child as it celebrates humanity's common roots. Before words or tools or fire, Mother Africa's caves sheltered us and her forests fed us. She could not protect us from all dangers, but, like mothers everywhere, she gave her children all she could...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEAWeatherford, Carole Boston/ Velasquez, Eric (ILT)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024