February is Black History Month. We’ve put together a big list of Black History Month events in the Triangle, and that list is growing.
Extend the learning by welcoming some new books into your home library. These are books that address Black history and culture, and also have a connection to North Carolina — either in subject matter, or through the author or illustrator.
You can find many of these books in your local bookstore — and if not, you can ask the store to order them. We’re listing the links on Amazon for your convenience.
Please read on for a list of North Carolina Black history books for children and adults. The books for kids are listed first. Jump to adult books.
Books for Kids
- Hardcover Book
- Brown, Tameka Fryer (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 40 Pages – 01/31/2023 (Publication Date) – HarperCollins (Publisher)
- Hardcover Book
- Harvey, Jeanne Walker (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Smith, Tommie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 208 Pages – 09/27/2022 (Publication Date) – Norton Young Readers (Publisher)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Moses, Shelia P. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Hardcover Book
- Barnes, Derrick (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 10/10/2017 (Publication Date) – Agate Bolden (Publisher)
- Jordan, Deloris (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 11/01/2003 (Publication Date) – Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
- Hardcover Book
- Lyons, Kelly Starling (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 08/06/2019 (Publication Date) – Nancy Paulsen Books (Publisher)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Weatherford, Carole Boston (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Hardcover Book
- Brown, Tameka Fryer (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Giles, Chrystal D. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Weatherford, Carole Boston (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 56 Pages – 02/23/2021 (Publication Date) – Candlewick Press (Publisher)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Marley, Cedella (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Mbalia, Kwame (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Theodore, Adrea (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Williams, Alicia D. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 384 Pages – 08/18/2020 (Publication Date) – Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books (Publisher)
Books for Adults
- Grundy, Pamela (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 139 Pages – 02/11/2022 (Publication Date) – Nerve Media Productions LLC (Publisher)
- English (Publication Language)
- 224 Pages – 06/02/2020 (Publication Date) – Carolina Wren Press (Publisher)
- Benjamin, Shanna Greene (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 276 Pages – 04/21/2021 (Publication Date) – The University of North Carolina Press (Publisher)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- McDonald, Victoria A. Casey (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Hardcover Book
- Gilmore, Glenda Elizabeth (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Dawes, Kwame (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Othow, Helen Chavis (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Ely, Vermelle Diamond (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 128 Pages – 09/06/2001 (Publication Date) – Arcadia Publishing (Publisher)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Moore, Lenard D. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Brooks PhD, Kinitra (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 565 Pages – 03/10/2017 (Publication Date) – Cedar Grove Publishing (Publisher)
- Hanchett, Tom (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 428 Pages – 02/03/2020 (Publication Date) – The University of North Carolina Press (Publisher)
- DeVito, Chris (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 416 Pages – 04/01/2012 (Publication Date) – Chicago Review Press (Publisher)
- Crow, Jeffrey J. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 304 Pages – 01/01/1992 (Publication Date) – North Carolina Office of Archives and History (Publisher)
- Audible Audiobook
- Maya Angelou (Author) – Maya Angelou (Narrator)
- English (Publication Language)
- Zucchino, David (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 448 Pages – 01/19/2021 (Publication Date) – Grove Press (Publisher)
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Jeffers, Valjeanne (Author)
- English (Publication Language)