Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defiance. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable. "The simplicity and candor of this courageous woman's voice makes these compelling events even more moving and dramatic."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is ...
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
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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 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 ...
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT: NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A TRUE RAG TO RICHES AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY. Hal Jackson was a founder, owner and Group Chairman of Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, once the largest privately held Black-owned broadcasting network in the nation, which included: WBLS-FM 107.5 and WLIB in New York City, as well as fifteen other radio station outlets in major markets and cable television stations throughout the United States. Hal Jackson and his wife Debi B. Jackson hosted together the Hal Jackson "Sunday Classics" on WBLS, a #1 rated show in New York City every Sunday for...
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT: NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A TRUE RAG TO RICHES AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY. Hal Jackson was a founder, owner and Group Chairman of I...
