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American daughter
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Era Bell Thompson |
The story of Era Bell Thompson, a negro girl whose journey through life included many interesting characters, hardships and triumphs. Her experiences are shared along with how she answered the challe… |
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The memoirs of an American gladiator
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Johnny R. Thomas |
xii, 355 p. : 23 cm |
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Fighting Shirley Chisholm
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James Haskins |
A biography of the first black congresswoman and the first black woman to run for the presidential nomination. |
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Let's meet Frederick Douglass
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Lisa Trumbauer |
Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Frederick Douglass, including his childhood, life as a slave, escape to freedom, founding of a newspaper, public speaking, and public service. |
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Duke Ellington
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Martha E. Schaaf |
A biography stressing the childhood of a talented musician who helped shape American music. |
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Historic Black firsts
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Publishing Empak |
Provides biographies of twelve black men and women who made notable contributions in the fields of government, law, the military, religion, medicine, sports, and the arts. |
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Martin Luther King
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Eddie Arki Clayton |
Follow the inspiring life of Martin Luther King Jr. in a moving, vital, and informative book by an author and an illustrator with close ties to Dr. King s family. |
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Uncovering Black Heroes
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David Boers |
xii, 126 pages ; 23 cm |
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Racism From the Eyes of a Child
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Dr. Mathew Knowles |
iv, 208 pages : 23 cm |
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Jesse Jackson
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Anna Kosof |
A biography of the black Presidential candidate in 1984 who is a major leader of Afro-Americans today. |
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Lyrics of sunshine and shadow
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Eleanor Alexander |
"On February 10, 1906, Alice Ruth Moore, estranged wife of renowned early-twentieth-century poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, boarded a streetcar, settled comfortably into her seat, and opened her newspaper… |
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Learning about achievement from the life of Maya Angelou
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Brenn Jones |
24 p. : 19 x 20 cm |
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The Everything Martin Luther King, Jr. Book: The Struggle, the Tragedy, the Dream (Everything: Lang…
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Jessica Mcelrath,Jessica McElrath |
xvi, 302 p. : 23 cm |
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