Books like Let my people go by Patricia McKissack

In 1849, Virginia slave Henry “Box” Brown seizes a daring escape by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia, illustrating the perilous ingenuity of the Underground Railroad.

Addy, a young girl of African American heritage, discovers friendship and the power of a birthday in 1865 Philadelphia, facing racial prejudice.

When a new student arrives, invisible Brian finally finds his place, showing that kindness and teamwork can bring shy children into the light.

A young slave learns that a stitched quilt mask—a map to freedom—can guide her toward the North. In Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, Deborah Hopkinson blends history and hope, showing that courage takes many shapes.

A tender portrait of a father‑daughter bond as a young African‑American girl listens to her father's memories of serving in the Spanish‑American War in Cuba.

When twin siblings Mika and Ellie face a mysterious disappearance, they uncover the hidden truth behind their protected world and the myths that keep their parents safe.

A touching tale of a young slave girl, Great Aunt Lucy, who learns the secret quilt code to guide herself, her brother Albert, and other enslaved people toward freedom on the Underground Railroad.

A young slave boy named 47 in the World War II‑era plantation of Georgia is haunted by oppression, but a mysterious runaway slave named Tall John sparks a fight for liberty—a compelling blend of history and speculative magic.

A Jewish girl’s heart‑warming escape from slavery on the Underground Railroad, narrated by her treasured rag doll.

The haunting novel "Them" explores class, race, and the glittering edge of poverty in 1960s Detroit, following the Wendall family—Loretta, Maureen, and Jules—as they confront love, loss, and the harsh realities of the American urban landscape.

This new examination of the years of Emancipation and Reconstruction during and immediately following the Civil War emphasizes the era's political and cultural meaning for today's America. Historian Foner overturns numerous assumptions growing out of the traditional understanding of the period, which is based almost exclusively on white sources and shaped by (often unconscious) racism. He presents the period as a time of determination, especially on the part of recently emancipated black Americans, to put into effect the principles of equal rights and citizenship for all. He makes clear how, by war's end, freed slaves built on networks of church and family in order to exercise their right of suffrage as well as gain access to education, land, and employment, and shows that the birth of the Ku Klux Klan and renewed acts of racial violence were retaliation for the progress made by blacks soon after the war.--From publisher description.

A charming children’s tale in which Noah, after hearing each animal declare its special qualities, chooses a white‑winged dove for the ark.

A courageous young black woman, Oney Judge, breaks free from slavery in George and Martha Washington’s household and charts a daring path to liberty as a free woman.

Jip, His Story: An African American Boy's Journey from Slavery to Freedom in Early 19th Century Vermont