Author(s): Jim Haskins
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 128
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Language: English
Date Published: 2003-01-30
Dimensions: 185.42 x 228.6 x 7.62mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE



Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men and women during the Civil Rights Movement:

LOUIS "SATCHMO" ARMSTRONG

MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE

MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN O. DAVIS JR.

W. E. B. DU BOIS

LIEUTENANT HENRY O. FLIPPER

MARCUS GARVEY

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

THURGOOD MARSHALL

ROSA PARKS

ADAM CLAYTON POWELL JR.

PHILIP RANDOLPH

PAUL ROBESON

JACKIE ROBINSON

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT

CARTER G. WOODSON

WHITNEY M. YOUNG JR.





"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."

-Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine



"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."

-Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books



"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."

-Booklist



"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies."

-Horn Book