Black Biographies Located at Koenig
921 REEVES
Bad news for outlaws: the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal
Nelson, Vaunda
921 WAS
Booker T. Washington
Gleiter, Jan,
Thompson, Kathleen.
Whipple, Rick,
Tells of the role of Booker T. Washington in American history.
921 SMI
Emmitt Smith, NFL super runner
Gutman, Bill
Biography of Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith, from his childhood to his later success playing football.
921 TUB
Harriet Tubman
Gayle, Sharon
Marshall, FeliciaContains a brief, narrative biography of Harriet Tubman, in simple text with illustrations, from her birth into slavery, through her daring escape to freedom in the north, to her efforts during the Civil War to free other slaves through the establishment of the Underground Railroad.
921 PAR
I am Rosa Parks
Parks, Rosa
Haskins, James,
The black woman whose acts of civil disobedience led to the 1956 Supreme Court order to desegregate buses in Montgomery, Alabama, explains what she did and why.
921 KIN
I've seen the promised land; the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Myers, Walter Dean,
Jenkins, Leonard,
Pictures and easy-to-read text introduce the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
921 WELLS
Ida B. Wells, let the truth be told
Myers, Walter Dean,
Christensen, Bonnie,
921 PAR
If a bus could talk : the story of Rosa Parks
Ringgold, Faith
A biography of the African-American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
921 JAC
Jesse Jackson, I am somebody
Simon, Charnan
Follows the life and career of the African-American civil rights worker who has ran for the presidential nomination twice.
921 GRI
Ken Griffey, Sr., and Ken Griffey, Jr. ,father and son teammates
Gutman, Bill
A biography of the father and son whose professional baseball careers came together when they both played for the Seattle Mariners.
921 LOF
Kenny Lofton, man of steal
Stewart, Mark
A biography of the base-stealing outfielder for the Atlanta Braves who has won four Golden Gloves in his first five seasons as a major league player.
921 JOH
Larry Johnson, king of the court
Gutman, Bill.
A biography of basketball star Larry Johnson, from his days on the NCAA championship team of the University of Nevada, to his triumphs with the Charlotte Hornets.
921 TUB
Learning about bravery from the life of Harriet Tubman
Mosher, Kiki
This book demonstrates how bravery enabled Harriet Tubman, a slave, to escape to freedom, and subsequently bring more than 300 other people out of bondage.
921 KIN
Martin's big words, the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Rappaport, Doreen
Collier, Brian,
Looks at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, explaining his work to bring about a peaceful end to segregation.
921 JOR
Michael Jordan, basketball to baseball and back
Gutman, Bill.
Examines the personal life and basketball career of the high-scoring player with the Chicago Bulls, who made a brief attempt to play minor league baseball in 1994.
921 ALI
Muhammad Ali, the people's champion
Myers, Walter Dean,
Delinois, Alix,
Examines the life and career of Muhammad Ali and discusses the time in which he lived as well as his advocacy of equal rights for African-Americans.
921 DOU
A picture book of Frederick Douglass
Adler, David A.
Byrd, Samuel,
A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.
921 TUB
A picture book of Harriet Tubman
Adler, David A
Byrd, Samuel,
Biography of the African-American woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
921 ROB
A picture book of Jackie Robinson
Adler, David A.
Casilla, Robert,
A biography of the first African-American player in the major leagues, who was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1962.
921 OWE
A picture book of Jesse Owens
Adler, David A.
Casilla, Robert
A simple biography of the noted African-American track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
921 KIN
A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Adler, David A.
Casilla, Robert
A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.
921 PAR
A picture book of Rosa Parks
Adler, David
Casilla, Robert
A biography of the Alabama African-American woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.
921 TRU
A picture book of Sojourner Truth
Adler, David A.
An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African-Americans in the United States.
921 MAR
A picture book of Thurgood Marshall
Adler, David
Casilla, Robert,
Follows the life of the first African-American to serve as a judge on the United States Supreme Court.
921 WHI
Reggie White, star defensive lineman
Gutman, Bill
The story of the all-pro defensive end Reggie White.
921 ONE
Shaquille O'Neal, basketball sensation
Gutman, Bill
The story of basketball's superstar center Shaquille O'Neal.
921 BRI
The story of Ruby Bridges
Coles, Robert
Ford, George Cephas,
For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960.
921 Johnson
A strong right arm : the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Green, Michelle
The story of Mamie Johnson, one of the first of three women to play in the Negro Baseball Leagues.
921 COL
Talkin' about Bessie : the story of aviator Elizabeth Coleman
Grimes, Nikki
Lewis, Earl B.,
A biography of the woman who became the first licensed African American pilot.
921 TUB
Who was Harriet Tubman?
McDonough, Yona
Harrison, Nancy
A biography of the ninteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
921 RUD
Wilma unlimited, how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman
Krull, Kathleen
A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympic.
921 JAC
Young Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame champion
Woods, Andrew
A biography of the Yankee batter who broke Babe Ruth's record by hitting three home runs in a row in the 1977 World Series.