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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Blacks, Reds, and Russians Blacks, Reds, and Russians Joy Gleason Carew "One of the most compelling, yet little known stories of race relations in the twentieth century is the account of blacks who chose to leave the United States to be involved in the Soviet Experiment … OL13650346W
Five brilliant scientists Five brilliant scientists Lynda Jones Describes the early lives and notable achievements of five black scientists, Susan McKinney Steward, George Washington Carver, Ernest Everett Just, Percy Lavon Julian, and Shirley Ann Jackson. OL14872027W
African-American scientists African-American scientists Jetty St. John American scientists of this century. Brief biographies of five African American scientists of this century. Annotation. Readers will explore the life work of scientists, inventors, aviators, and expl… OL15834354W
Benjamin Banneker Benjamin Banneker Bonnie Hinman A biography of the eighteenth-century African American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy and helped survey what would become Washington, D.C. OL16052232W
George Washington Carver George Washington Carver Gary R. Kremer Chronicles the life of George Washington Carver, from his birth into slavery to his education, his legendary research in biology and agriculture, and his career at the Tuskegee Institution in Alabama. OL16983049W