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Publishing History

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Subjects

Biography, African Americans, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, Juvenile literature, History, Civil rights workers, Race relations, African americans, civil rights, Civil rights, Women, united states, biography, African American women, Women, United states, race relations, Slaves, African american women, Civil rights movements, United States, King, martin luther, jr., 1929-1968, Women, biography, juvenile literature, Civil rights workers, juvenile literature

Places

United States, Alabama, Montgomery, Montgomery (Ala.), New York (State), New York, Southern States, Mississippi, Illinois, South Carolina, New York (N.Y.), Georgia, Chicago, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Chicago (Ill.), California, Washington (D.C.)

People

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), Harriet Tubman (1820?-1913), Jackie Robinson (1919-1972), Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), Barack Obama, Rosa Parks (1913-2005), Colin L. Powell, Rosa Parks (1913-), Sojourner Truth (d. 1883)

Times

20th century, 19th century, 21st century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1877-1964, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 18th century, 1951-, 1975-, 1865-1950

Prolific Authors

who have written the most books on this subject
Patricia McKissack, 18 books
James Haskins, 17 books
Tonya Bolden, 17 books
Solomon Northup, 16 books
Marty Gitlin, 15 books
Jon M. Fishman, 15 books
Joan Stoltman, 15 books
Jeff Bane, 15 books
Stephen Feinstein, 14 books
Work Projects Administration, 13 books
Melody S. Mis, 11 books
Walter Dean Myers, 11 books
Maya Angelou, 11 books
Joanne Randolph, 10 books
Anne E. Schraff, 10 books
Lucia Raatma, 10 books
Janey Levy, 9 books
Rob Kirkpatrick, 9 books
Fredrick McKissack, 9 books
Jeff Savage, 9 books
Matt Doeden, 8 books
David A. Adler, 8 books
Michael A. Schuman, 8 books
Michael Burgan, 8 books
Carole Boston Weatherford, 8 books