In honor of February’s Black History Month, our Director of Diversity and Inclusion put together a list of 15 books that celebrate and educate readers about Black History. This list will keep readers learning and engaged not only for the month of February but also all year round.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859 by Patricia McKissack (Dear America)
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story by Ed Henry
Jefferson’s Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Martin Rising: Requiem For a King by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at Shipley on our website.
