African-American Biography Library Books in Order
African-American Biography Library contains 8 books, published between 2004 and 2010. The first book is Rosa Parks (2004) and the newest is Jesse Owens (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2004–2010
- Pages on record
- 640 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 11–16 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 640 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
African-American Biography Library is a juvenile biography series of 8 books published between 2004 and 2010 by seven credited writers. Anne Schraff is named on 2 titles; Robin Westen, Donna Brown Agins, Michael A. Schuman, Carin T. Ford, Laura Baskes Litwin and Jeff Burlingame are each named on one. The volumes are titled for the figures they cover: Rosa Parks (2004), Oprah Winfrey (2005), Martin Luther King, Jr. (2005), Maya Angelou (2006), Louis Armstrong (2007), Ray Charles (2007), Zora Neale Hurston (2007) and Jesse Owens (2010). Subjects record civil rights, race relations, and African American authors and actors, at a median length of 128 pages.
How many African-American Biography Library books are there?
African-American Biography Library has 8 books, released between 2004 and 2010.
African-American Biography Library Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 African-American Biography Library books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Rosa Parks2004 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420041281/4
- 2Oprah Winfrey2005 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420051281/4
- 3Martin Luther King, Jr.2005 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420051281/4
- 4Maya Angelou2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 5Louis Armstrong2007 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420071281/4
- 6Ray Charles2007 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420071281/4
- 7Zora Neale Hurston2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 8Jesse Owens2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
Where to start with African-American Biography Library
Start with Rosa Parks (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest African-American Biography Library book?
Jesse Owens (2010) is the newest African-American Biography Library book released so far.
Is there a new African-American Biography Library book coming?
No next African-American Biography Library book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
African-American Biography Library at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest African-American Biography Library title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- African-American Biography Library books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 640 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 128 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most African-American Biography Library books, 7 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 8 titles, 2 are credited to Anne Schraff, 1 to Robin Westen, 1 to Donna Brown Agins and 1 to Michael A. Schuman. A further 3 writers are credited.
What the African-American Biography Library books are about
All 8 African-American Biography Library books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 8 of 8 books
- Juvenile literature 7 of 8 books
- African Americans 4 of 8 books
- Civil rights workers 3 of 8 books
- African American women 2 of 8 books
- African americans, biography 2 of 8 books
- Civil rights 2 of 8 books