Carter, Polly.
Harriet Tubman.
Englewood Cliffs: Kirchoff/Wohleberg, 1990. A great resource book, and a book that can easily be read to young children. The colored drawings add a lot of meaning to the text.
Green, Richard L.
A Gift of Heritage: Historic Black Women.
Chicago: Empak Enterprises, Inc., 1990. The book contains writings on famous Black women who have felt the pressure for survival in our society. Some of the featured women are Mary McLeod Bethune, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Madame C. J. Walker, etc.
Katz, William Loren.
Black Women of the Old West.
New York: Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, 1995. This inspiring book tells how African American women helped to fight against white bigotry and lived inspiring lives on the western frontier.
McKissack, Fredrick and Patricia.
Frederick Douglass: Leader Against Slavery.
Springfield: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1991. A great informational book about Frederick Douglass that can be read and understood by young children. Some of the advanced readers will be able to read this book on their own. A good glossary in the back of the book pertaining to the Civil War era.
McKissack, Fredrick and Patricia.
Mary McLeod Bethune.
New York: Children’s Press Inc., 1992. A great book giving information for the teacher on the life of Mary McLeod Bethune. The pictures will be of interest also in telling her story.
McKissack, Fredrick and Patricia.
Sojourner Truth: A Voice for Freedom.
Springfield: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1992. A great book about the life of Sojourner Truth that can be read to young children. The drawings are beautiful and give good insight into Sojourner Truth’s life and how it looked during her day.
McLoone, Margo.
Mary McLeod Bethune.
Mankato: Capstone Press, 1997. The information, dates, and pictures help to tell the story of Mary McLeod Bethune. A great book to read to young children.
Wheeler, Jill C.
Coretta Scott King.
Minneapolis: Abdo Consulting Group, Inc. 1992. The book gives a lot of information about Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. during their journey together for the justice of all people in our society. There are many historic pictures throughout the book of the King’s lives together.
Woodson, Jacqueline.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Birthday.
Englewood Cliffs: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1990. This book gives a lot of information that the young child can understand. It is written in story form and contains a lot of colorful pictures throughout the story.