The best selection of multicultural and social justice books for children, YA, and educators.

Black History

Early Elementary | Upper Elementary | Middle - Fiction | Middle - Nonfiction | Young Adult | Educators

Here are titles on Black history for children, young adults, and educators. Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators. Learn about our criteria for selecting titles. Feedback on these lists and suggestions for additional titles are welcome. Most of the books on these lists are linked for more information or purchase to Powells, an independent, union labor bookstore. Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk(*).

See more recommended titles on these lists: Civil Rights Teaching, Reconstruction, Slavery, Resistance, and Reparations

Find lessons and additional resources for teaching about African American history at the Zinn Education Project (coordinated by Teaching for Change and Rethinking Schools) and the website for Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching.

For information about D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action visit D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice.