Politics and Government

Black History Month with Books for Black Kids

Black History Month with Books for Black Kids: Politics and Government

On February 3, 1870, the 15th amendment was ratified, giving Black men the right to vote.

As seen from our elected officials to influential activists and celebrities, the role Black people have played in leading political change is undeniable.

Here are a few books about politics and government throughout the diaspora.

For dozens more, check out the politics and government tag in the Books for Black Kids directory: Politics and Government

📚An American Story by Kwame Alexander

📚Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King by Coretta Scott King

📚A Plan for the People: Nelson Mandela’s Hope for His Nation by Lindsey McDivitt

📚6888th Battalion and Military Achievement (Racial Justice in America: Excellence and Achievement) by Kelisa Wing

📚Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

📚The Kids Book of Black History in Canada by Rosemary Sadlier

📚Unbought and Unbossed by Shirley Chisholm

📚Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve

📚Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics by Jeremy Schaap

📚Marching for Change: Movements Across America by Joyce Markovics

📚Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All by Tami Charles