# African Americans books assigned in US schools

**3** books in the African Americans genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/african-americans
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors in this genre

- Daniel Beaty
- Elizabeth Yates
- Pat McKissack

## African Americans titles

- [A Long Hard Journey](https://readinglist.school/book/a-long-hard-journey) by Pat McKissack _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Amos Fortune, Free Man](https://readinglist.school/book/amos-fortune-free-man) by Elizabeth Yates _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Knock Knock](https://readinglist.school/book/knock-knock) by Daniel Beaty _(Grades K–3)_

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