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 great black men and women during the fabulous Harlem Renaissance:
louis "satchmo" armstrong eubie blake thomas andrew dorsey w. e. b. du bois duke ellington james reese europe jessie redmon fauset marcus garvey w. c. handy fletcher henderson langston hughes zora neale hurston hall johnson ...
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE
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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...
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE
Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African ...
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 War and Reconstruction:
dr. alexander t. augusta thomas "blind tom" greene bethune james bland senator blanche kelso bruce francis louis cardozo major martin robison delany frederick douglass sarah mapps douglass sergeant major christian a. fleetwood ...
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE
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Throughout American history, determined African Americans have become healers. As doctors, nurses, and scientists, they have made vital contributions to the health of the American people.
The road to attaining the knowledge these healers longed for was a difficult one. But they kept going, despite the obstacles. These healers would not only mend the ills of the sick, but would also found schools, build hospitals, and fight for equal treatment as well as for the rights of their patients.
These true and inspiring stories of some of the great African American healers...
Throughout American history, determined African Americans have become healers. As doctors, nurses, and scientists, they have made vital contributions ...
Meet the black inventors who lived their dreams--from the early years to modern times
Benjamin Banneker Andrew Jackson Beard George E. Carruthers, Ph.D. George Washington Carver Michael Croslin, Ph.D. David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. Charles Richard Drew, M.D. Meredith Gourdine, Ph.D. Claude Harvard Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Frederick McKinley Jones Percy Lavon Julian, Ph.D. Ernest Everett Just, Ph.D. Lewis Howard Latimer Jan Earnst Matzeliger Elijah McCoy Benjamin Montgomery John P....
Meet the black inventors who lived their dreams--from the early years to modern times
Throughout American history, succeeding in the military has demanded unflagging courage, strength of character, and a patriotic spirit. For an African American man or woman, serving in the military has also meant battling oppression and struggling against deep-seated prejudice. Those who persevered were not only warriors, nurses, or leaders--they were heroes and heroines.
In this action-packed collection, you will meet thirty brave and determined African American military heroes, from the eighteenth century up to the present. You'll discover little-known facts about their families and...
Throughout American history, succeeding in the military has demanded unflagging courage, strength of character, and a patriotic spirit. For an African...
Meet the Greatest heroes of africa--from ancient to modern times
-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
Kofi Annan Askia the Great Bambaata Behanzin Hossu Bowelle Stephen Biko Cetewayo Constance Cummings-John Imhotep Kenneth Kaunda Jomo Kenyatta Khama Sir Seretse Khama Patrice Lumumba Albert John Luthuli Nelson Mandela Menelik II Moshesh Mansa...
Meet the Greatest heroes of africa--from ancient to modern times
-The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would h...
Meet the black Achievers who attained the American Dream-from the early years to modern times
-This wonderful book should be required reading for young people, who will learn how some of the nation's most successful Black men and women became role models.- -Joyce Ladner, Ph.D.
Robert Sengstacke Abbott Tyra Banks Matel -Mat- Dawson Jr. Joe L. Dudley Sr. Kenneth -Babyface- Edmonds S. B. Fuller Arthur George Gaston Earl G. Graves Earvin -Magic- Johnson John H. Johnson Robert L. Johnson Quincy...
Meet the black Achievers who attained the American Dream-from the early years to modern times