Faith Ringgold by Robyn Montana Turner (Little Brown, 1993)
Famous for her “story quilts,” this Caldecott Honor Medalist’s (Tar Beach) life and art are on display in this book about this gifted African American woman.
Learn more about Ringgold and her work at her web site.
Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made a Difference by Joyce Hansen (Scholastic, 1998)
Hamer was involved with voting rights in the 1960s in addition to being a champion for the poor and underpriviledged. The tombstone of this great African American woman reads, “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.”
Hamer was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993.
