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SELECTED RESOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, MEXICAN AMERICAN, AND PUERTO RICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

This beginning list of resources is not meant to be a formal bibliography. These books, articles, and some multi-media refer mainly to African and African Americans with some references related to the heritage of Puerto Rican and Mexican people. These books were chosen for their uniqueness and attractiveness. Most have rich texts mixed with abundant pictures, photographs, and illustrations that make them engaging for students of many grade levels and highly accessible for research and reference. Teachers use them in various ways for enhancement of traditional curriculum units.

LARGE FORMAT BOOKS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE

These are rich resources for pictures to use as writing prompts, in student reports and to enhance units in all areas.

12 Million Black Voices by Richard Wright
Interesting book by the great author with text and lots of photos!

The African Americans: A Celebration of Achievement
Edited by Charles Collins, Davis Cohen, introduction by John Hope Franklin

The Black Book by Middleton Harris
Unique pictorial book of photographs, drawings, replicas, and text.

Black: A Celebration of a Culture by Deborah Willis
Important photographs from early century times to the present.

Face Forward: Young African American Men in a Critical Age by Julian C. R. Okwu
Wonderful book of photographs and short interviews with more than 40 young men.

Freedom: A Photographic History of the African American Struggle edited by Manning Marable and Leith Mullings
Huge collector's book of photographs from African American life from all periods — indispensable.

Feeling the Spirit: Searching the World for the People of Africa by Chester Higgins Jr.
Wonderful huge book of photographs.

One More River to Cross: An African American Photograph Album
by Walter Dean Myers
Wonderful photographs that date back in time — families and individuals in the 1800s.

Passages: Photographs in Africa by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
Photographs of continental African people.

Sacred Bond: Black Men and Their Mothers by Keith Michael Brown
Impressive book of photographs and short interviews with more than 30 successful young men relating the influence of their mothers on their lives.

Songs of My People: African Americans: A Self-Portrait edited by Eric Easter and Dudley M. Brooks
A large format book of photographs.

Photographs by J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere
Full page photographs of hairstyles of African women.

Voices from Within: Photographs of African Children by A. Olusegun Fayemi
Large format book of unique and engaging photographs.

AFRICAN HISTORY 15TH TO 19TH CENTURY

Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595 (The Royal Diaries)
by Patricia McKissack
A children's book.

Ancient African Town by Fiona MacDonald and Gerald Wood
Large format pictorial book — engaging aerial views of a 17th-century town.

Mansa Musa: The Lion of Maliby Khephra Burns, Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
Beautiful children's picture book.

The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa
by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
Written for young people.

Ghana Mali Songhay: The Western Sudan (African Kingdoms of the Past)
by Kenny Mann
Photos and original drawings.

The Kingdoms of Africa by Philip Koslow
A series of books from Chelsea House Publishers (excellent photos and drawings).

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY — GENERAL

Black Heritage: Volume One 1700s to the Early 1900s
An eye-catching set of jumbo postcards of the Black Heritage series U.S. postage stamps.

De Nyew Testament (The New Testament in Gullah) by The Sea Island Translation Team in cooperation with the Wycliff Bible Translation

Harriet and the Promised Land by Jacob Lawrence
Children's book about Harriet Tubman with colorful paintings and text by Jacob Lawrence.

Historic Speeches of African Americans introduced and selected by Warren J. Halliburton

Jacob Lawrence: The Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman Series of 1938-40 Paintings by Jacob Lawrence, edited by Ellen Harkins Wheat

World's Great Men of Color  Volumes 1 and 2 by J.A. Rogers
Historic books that are in the library of every serious student of Africa and African American history.

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

The Civil Rights Movement: A Photographic History, 1954-68 by Steven Kasher
Indispensable collection of photos and text.

Free At Last: A History of the Civil Rights Movement and Those Who Died in the Struggle by Sara Bullard
Interesting account with photographs of some of the movement's lesser known heroes.

Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories
by Ellen Levine

I Have a Dream: An Illustrated Edition by Martin Luther King, Jr.
An attractive presentation of King's speech with illustrations on every other page.

Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen by Casey King and Linda Barrett Osborne
Excellent resource with many photographs. Foreword by Rosa Parks.

Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching edited by Deborah Menkart, Alana D. Murray, and Jenice L. View

Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
A searing memoir of the battle to integrate Little Rock's Central High.