African American History Stories
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- **The African Slave Who can Read by Michele Schafer
- **My Father's Legacy of Courage (Josiah Henson's memories of his father's devastating experiences in slavery) by Ann Ruegsegger, links by Ann Ruegsegger
- **My Eyes Saw Chains story by Amanda Senior
- Enslaved to America by Geneva Roberts
- **Escape to Freedom--historical fiction about a young slave girl who makes an exciting escape from slavery (Story by Sarah Medlong, Links by Debbie Woods)
- Flight- No Room for Fright -- a slave family's flight to freedom (Story by Renee Cunningham)
- For My Ruthie--a story on slavery (Story by Joy Griffith)
- Frederick Douglass--the story of an escaped slave who helped others to freedom (Story by Chris Terry)
- **Freedom in a Box -- a story about a slave who shipped himself in a box to freedom (Story by Susan Beachy, Links by Martha Failor)
- Harriet Tubman: A Girl Named Araminta--a story about the childhood of Harriet Tubman (Story by Joanna Grissom)
- Joseph's Journey --a story about a black slave (Story by Lisa Grindell)
- Little Araminta--a story about the childhood of Harriet Tubman, famous woman who led hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad (Story by Marla Yoder)
- **Passage to Freedom -- a story of the Underground Railroad (Story by Stephanie Weldy, Links by Mindy Miller)
- **Peter Salem's Story -- a black slave fights for his country (Story by Jolyn Glines, Links by Stacy Jex)
- "Run for Your Life!"--a story about a slave woman named Harriet Tubman and her exciting escape to freedom (Story by Lori Lyn Anderson)
- Scars of Evidence--a story about Harriet Tubman, a slave woman who escaped and then led hundreds of slaves to freedom (Story by Karmen Huddleston)
- Sojourner Truth--the story of a freed female slave who travelled the country preaching the Word of God (Story by Jennifer Wright)
- **The Spirit of Freedom: A Story of Frederick Douglass (Story and Links by Jill Gerber)
- Phillis Wheatley--the story of a black woman who went from slavery to becoming a famous writer (Story by Sheri Terrill)
- **When Christmas Celebrations Were So Different...--historical fiction about a slave girl named Massi at Christmas time (Story by Melissa Sepkovich, Links by Carrie De Kock)
- **Beatrice Kenner--the story of a black woman who began inventing things at age six (Story by Tiffany Howell, Links by Michaela Murray)
- Elijah McCoy--a story about "the Real McCoy", one of the first African-American inventors (Story by Angie Goodwin)
- Ethel Waters--a story about a black woman who was the Mother of jazz singing and rap music (Story by Rebecca K. Smith)
- Fourth of July's Independence -- a story about Booker T. Washington (Story by Caron Hartkop)
- **From a Salt Mine to the History Books--a story about Booker T. Washington (Story by Kathryn Larsen, Links by Stephen Kline)
- Gaining More than Hair -- a story about Madame C.J. Walker (Story by Michelle Delaney)
- George Washington Carver--a story about a one of the most famous black scientists ever (Story by Todd Pettee)
- Timepiece of a Scientist--a story about Benjamin Banneker, a young black man who produced the first clock in the United States (Story by Jason O'Dell)
- **Jackie Robinson and the Great Experiment by Steve Kline
- Defense: The Name of the Game -- the story of Bill Russell (Story by Sarah Jackson)
- One Small Step...--the story of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals (Story by Shaundra Randolph)
- Young Cassius -- a story of Cassius Clay (Story by Craig Schaap)
- **Biggie Biggie Biggie--Can't You See? (The Notorious B.I.G.) (Story and Links by Josh Halulko)
- Father of the Boogie--a story told from the viewpoint of the young grandson of John Lee Hooker, a famous Blues singer (Story by Michael Engle)
- Ralph Bunche Johnson: Scholar, Diplomat, Hero--the story of a young black boy who overcomes racism and segregation to go on to do great things (Story by Nicole Katz)
- Murder For Dinner--a story about the childhood of Malcolm X, a black man who was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement (Story by Cheryl Emmert)
- We Were Just "Things" to Them--a story about Malcolm X, a black man who dedicated his life to fighting racism (Story by Melissa Hively)
- **Determined to Fly (Bessie Coleman) by Stacy Jex Links by Stacy Jex
- Marian Anderson--a story about a black woman who overcame segregation to become the world's greatest contralto (Story by Sandra Peura)
- The Most Important Bus Ride Ever-- Rosa Parks (Story by Sharon Smith)
- Rosa Parks --(Story by Linda Miller)
** Stories with web site links