Black History Month: Graphic Nonfiction & Biographies

Updated February 3, 2026
Bibliomation Southbury Library
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The life of Frederick Douglass : a graphic narrative of a slave's journey from bondage to freedom
Walker, David
Paper Book
A graphic novel biography of the escaped slave, abolitionist, public speaker, and most photographed man of the nineteenth century, based on his autobiographical writings and speeches, spotlighting the key events and people that shaped the life of this great American. Recently...
Uncelebrated narratives from Black history
Gill, Joel Christian
Paper Book
Strange Fruit Volume Iis a collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the nine illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. From the adventures of lawman Bass...

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