American History is a bit of a passion of mine. For the last two years, we have studied American History in-depth. During Black History Month, we add a different picture book each day about African-Americans who changed history. These are some of our favorite Black History month picture books. At the end of this post, I have included a library list of the books mentioned.

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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
by Ellen Levine, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Firebird
by Misty Copeland, Christopher Myers (Illustrations)
This inspirational poem is written by Misty Copeland, the first African-American principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater. Great for the ballerina in the family!
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
by Carole Boston Weatherford, Jamey Christoph (Illustrations)
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
by Renée Watson, Christian Robinson (Illustrations)
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
by Langston Hughes, E.B. Lewis (Illustrator)
Freedom Summer
by Deborah Wiles, Jerome Lagarrigue (Illustrator)
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins
by Carole Boston Weatherford, Jerome Lagarrigue (Illustrations)
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
Printable Book Lists
I've made printable book lists you can download and take to the library with you. Each list includes the book title, author name and the ISBN of each book. You will receive book lists for our favorite read alouds and our favorite picture books.
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Hi, I’m Dachelle. I’m a homeschooling mom of 3 in the South. I love chocolate and have been known to hide it from my children. I can often be found reading a good book (or even sometimes just an okay book) and enjoying a jar of Nutella — don’t judge. I blog, here, at HideTheChocolate.com when I’m not creating book clubs and making lists…lots and lots of lists (it’s an addiction). Learn more…

Wonderful book suggestions!
Thanks!
Dachelle – I am blessed to be your neighbor at #LMM .. I enjoyed reading through your book suggestions. I don’t have small children at home, but I loved some of the books you chose to be on your list. Keep up the good work. Thanks
Thanks, Debbie!
So excited about this list! There a bunch here that I had not heard of!
I’m glad there are some new ones for you.
Looks like a great list! Thanks for linking up with Literacy Musing Mondays.
Great list of books!!!
Thanks, Erin.
How wonderful to find such a great reading list for Black history!
Thanks, Susan!