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Contains the keyword African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature

Tarrant-Reid L. Discovering Black America : from the age of exploration to the twenty-first century. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers; 2012. Abstract

Lexile measure 1370; Ages 10 and up

Pinkney AD, ill Pinkney, Jerry. Hand in hand : ten Black men who changed America. Vol 1st. New York: Disney/Jump at the Sun; 2012. Abstract

Awards: Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2013.; Ages 11-18; Biography

Shange N, ill Nelson, Kadir. Coretta Scott. Vol 1st. New York: Katherine Tegen Books; 2009. Abstract

Ages 4-9; Book level 4.9

Michelson R, Colón R. As good as anybody : Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's amazing march toward freedom. Vol 1st. New York: A.A. Knopf; 2008. Abstract

Sydney Taylor Book Awards 2009; Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies 2009; ages 7-11; book level 4.1

Nelson SR, Aronson M. Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic; 2008. Abstract

Lexile measure 1030; Ages 10-14; Book level 6.6

Rappaport D, ill Collier, Bryan. Martin's Big Words : the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Vol 1st. New York: Hyperion Books for Children; 2001. Abstract

Lexile measure 410; ages 3-9; book level 3.4; biography