Black Women’s History Reads: 10 Books About And By Historical Figures

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      While we celebrate Black women all year, March and April are particularly special as they are designated as Women’s History Month and Black Women’s History Month, respectively.

For the past two months, we’ve shouted out our faves, our legends, and our rising stars who broke barriers and are blazing new paths, making history in the process. There are tons of Black women historical figures out there—some widely known and others not so much. Thankfully, there are historians and record-keepers out there keeping these women’s stories alive to share across generations.

To keep your Black Women’s History Month educational and inspiring, here are 10 books by and about historical figures you should add to your list.

The 6888th Battalion

To Serve My Country, to Serve My Race: The Story of the Only AfricanAmerican WACS Stationed Overseas During World War II

Author: Brenda L. Moore

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Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Author: Rebecca Skloot

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Septima Clark

Freedom’s Teacher: The Life Of Septima Clark

Author: Katherine Mellon Charron

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Rev. Addie Wyatt

Faith and the Fight for the Labor, Gender, and Racial Equality

Author: Marcia Walker-McWilliams

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Judge Jane Bolin

Daughter of the Empire State: The Life of Judge Jane Bolin

Author: Jacqueline McLeod

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Edmonia Lewis

Stone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis

Author: Jeannine Atkins

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The Women of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Hands on the Freedom Plow

Editors: Judy Richardson, Faith S. Holsaert, Martha Prescod Norman Noonan

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Pauli Murray

Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray

Author: Rosalind Rosenburg

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Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday

Blues Legacies and Black Feminism

Author: Angela Davis

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Regina Anderson Andrews

Regina Anderson Andrews: Harlem Renaissance Librarian

Author: Ethelene Whitmire

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