On This Day: Celebrating Black History

February is Black History Month. Black Americans have made countless contributions to American History. This list highlights children's books connected to African American people who were born or died in the month of February as well as important events that occurred during the month of February.

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Rosa

by Nikki Giovanni and Bryan Collier

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February 4, 1913 - Rosa Parks (born Rosa Louise McCauley) was born on this day .

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

by Kadir Nelson

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February 13, 1920 - First Black Professional League Founded

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier

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February 9, 1965 - Martin Luther King met with President Johnson to discuss black voting rights.

Splash of Red, A: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet

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February 22, 1888 -Legendary painter Horace Pippin was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson

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February 1, 1978 - The United States Postal Service issued a Harriet Tubman stamp.

When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson

by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick

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February 17, 1902 - Famed opera singer Marian Anderson was born.

You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen

by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford

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February 19, 1942 - The Tuskegee Airmen were initiated into the U.S. armed forces.

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

by Nikki Grimes and Bryan Collier

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February 5, 1990 - Barack Obama became the first Black man named president of Harvard Law Review.

I Have a Dream

by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Kadir Nelson

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February 9, 1965 -Martin Luther King met with President Johnson to discuss black voting rights.

Betty Before X

by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

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February 21, 1965 - Activist Malcolm X was assassinated at the age of 39 in New York City.

Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride

by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney

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February 4, 1986 - The United States Postal Service issued a Sojourner Truth stamp.

Ruth and the Green Book

by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Floyd Cooper

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Feb. 16, 1974 - Actor Mahershala Ali is born. He won an academy award for the film Green Book.

Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

by Alan Schroeder and Jerry Pinkney

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February 1, 1978 - The United States Postal Service issued a Harriet Tubman stamp.

Henry Aaron's Dream

by Matt Tavares

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February 5, 1934 - On this day, legendary baseball player Hank Aaron (Henry Louis Aaron) was born.

I, Too, Am America

by Langston Hughes and Bryan Collier

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February 1, 1902 - It is believed that Black American poet, Langston Hughes was born on this day.

Nelson Mandela

by Kadir Nelson

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Feb. 11, 1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years as a political prisoner.

Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History

by Walter Dean Myers and Floyd Cooper

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Feb. 14, 1817 - Frederick Douglass, chose Valentine's Day to celebrate his birthday.

Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali

by Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Bryan Collier

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February 25, 1964 - Muhammad Ali became heavyweight champion, defeating Sonny Liston.

Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation

by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney

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February 4, 1913 - Rosa Parks (born Rosa Louise McCauley) was born on this day

Let the Children March

by Monica Clark-Robinson and Frank Morrison

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Feb. 10, 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed following Civil Rights protests

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom

by Gary D. Schmidt and Daniel Minter

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February 4, 1986 - The United States Postal Service issued a Sojourner Truth stamp.

Satchel Paige

by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome

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Feb. 9, 1971 - Leroy Satchel Paige is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America

by Russell Freedman

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February 9, 1965 - Martin Luther King met with President Johnson to discuss black voting rights.

Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century

by Carole Boston Weatherford and Raúl Colón

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Feb 10, 1927 - Leontyne Price, who became an internationally acclaimed opera singer, was born.

First Step, The: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

by Susan E. Goodman and E.B. Lewis

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Feb. 15, 1848 - First school integration suit filed on behalf of Sarah Roberts, a 5 year-old girl.

Visiting Langston

by Willie Perdomo and Bryan Collier

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February 1, 1902 - It is believed that Black American poet, Langston Hughes was born on this day.

Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth

by Anne Rockwell and R. Gregory Christie

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February 4, 1986 - The United States Postal Service issued a Sojourner Truth stamp.

Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass

by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome

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Feb. 14, 1817 - Frederick Douglass, chose Valentine's Day to celebrate his birthday.

That Is My Dream!: A Picture Book of Langston Hughes

by Langston Hughes and Daniel Miyares

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February 1, 1902 - It is believed that Black American poet, Langston Hughes was born on this day.

Voice That Challenged a Nation, The: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights

The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights

by Russell Freedman

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February 17, 1902 - Famed opera singer Marian Anderson was born.

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?

by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack

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February 4, 1986 - The United States Postal Service issued a Sojourner Truth stamp.

Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins

by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jerome Lagarrigue

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February 1, 1960 - Four Black college students staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter.

Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson

by Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Shane W. Evans

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February 3, 1903 - Jack Johnson won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship.

Underground Abductor, The: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman

The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman

by Nathan Hale

Book 5 in series

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February 1, 1978 - The United States Postal Service issued a Harriet Tubman stamp.

Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly

by Walter Dean Myers and Leonard Jenkins

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February 21, 1965 -Activist Malcolm X was assassinated at the age of 39 in New York City.

Mysterious Thelonious

by Chris Raschka

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February 17, 1982 - On this day, jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk died at the age of 65.

Something to Prove: The Great Satchel Paige vs. Rookie Joe Dimaggio

by Robert Skead and Floyd Cooper

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Feb. 9, 1971 - Leroy Satchel Paige is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

A Negro League Scrapbook

by Carole Boston Weatherford

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February 13, 1920 - First Black Professional League Founded

Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass

by Suzanne Slade and Nicole Tadgell

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Feb. 14, 1817 - Frederick Douglass, chose Valentine's Day to celebrate his birthday.

Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass

by Doreen Rappaport and London Ladd

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Feb. 14, 1817 - Frederick Douglass, chose Valentine's Day to celebrate his birthday.

Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes

by Floyd Cooper

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February 1, 1902 - It is believed that Black American poet, Langston Hughes was born on this day.

A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass

by David A. Adler and Samuel Byrd

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Feb. 14, 1817 - Frederick Douglass, chose Valentine's Day to celebrate his birthday.

Salt in His Shoes

by Deloris Jordan, Roslyn M. Jordan, and Kadir Nelson

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Feb. 17, 1963 - Michael Jordan was born.

Red-Tail Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II

by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr.

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February 19, 1942 - The Tuskegee Airmen were initiated into the U.S. armed forces.

For the Love of the Game: Michael Jordan and Me

by Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist

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Feb. 17, 1963 - Michael Jordan was born.

I Am Rosa Parks

by Rosa Parks, Wil Clay, and James Haskins

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February 4, 1913 - Rosa Parks (born Rosa Louise McCauley) was born on this day

There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me

by Alice Walker and Stefano Vitale

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Feb. 9, 1944 - Novelist Alice Walker, author of the Color Purple, was born.

Muhammad Ali: Champion of the World

by Jonah Winter and François Roca

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February 25, 1964 - Muhammad Ali became heavyweight champion, defeating Sonny Liston.

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