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Paul Robeson
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Eloise Greenfield |
"A biography of Paul Robeson, who overcame racial discrimination to become a world-famous African American athlete, actor, singer, and civil rights activist"--Provided by publisher. |
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Jim Thorpe's bright path
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Joseph Bruchac,S. D. Nelson |
A biography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, focusing on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements which gained him international fame and Olympic gold medals. Autho… |
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Vision of Beauty
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Kathryn Lasky,Nneka Bennett |
A biography of Sarah Breedlove Walker who, though born in poverty, pioneered in hair and beauty care products for black women, and became a great financial success. |
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Let's get free
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Paul Delano Butler |
Paul Butler was an ambitious federal prosecutor, a Harvard Law grad who traded in his corporate law salary to fight the good fight. It was those years on the front lines that convinced him that the A… |
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Simeon's story
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Herb Boyd,Simeon Wright,Simeon Wright |
A modern tragedy, this story has had a great impact on race relations in America. Emmett Till's kidnapping and murder, a grotesque crime in a Southern backwater that became the catalyst for the civil… |
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The war before
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Wonda Jones,Safiya Asya Bukhari,Laura Whitehorn |
>*The War Before* traces Bukhari’s lifelong commitment as an advocate for the rights of the oppressed. Following her journey from middle-class student to Black Panther to political prisoner, these wr… |
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A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War
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Charlotte L. Forten |
The diary of a sixteen year old free African American who lived in Massachusetts in 1854 records of her schooling, participation in the anti-slavery movement, and concern for an arrested fugitive sla… |
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Mary Church Terrell
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Patricia McKissack,Fredrick McKissack |
Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of this civil rights activist. |
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Jackie Robinson and the big game
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Dan Gutman |
Presents the childhood of the man who would grow up to be the first African American player in major league baseball. |
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Letter to my daughter
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Maya Angelou |
For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around … |
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Who was Rosa Parks?
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Stephen Marchesi,Yona Zeldis McDonough |
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "… |
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At the Plate with... Ken Griffey Jr
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Matt Christopher |
Discusses the professional and personal life of the baseball star who plays with the Seattle Mariners. |
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The Glass Enclosure
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Alyn Shipton |
"Bud Powell revolutionized jazz piano in the 1940s by developing a rapidity of thought and execution hitherto matched only by pioneer bebop trumpeters and saxophonists. He combined the harmonic innov… |
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Jesse Owens
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William R. Sanford |
A biography of the noted black track star, whose record-breaking performances in college and in the 1936 Berlin Olympics assured him a place in sports history. |
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Judy Johnson
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Kathleen Billus |
Presents the life of the famed Negro League third baseman and discusses segregation in America, the formation of the Negro leagues, and the integration of professional baseball in 1947. |
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The Other Wes Moore
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Wes Moore |
Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentenc… |
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Not My Boy!
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Rodney Peete |
In Not My Boy!, Rodney Peete offers not only a heartrending, candid look inside his personal journey with his son's autism but a first-of-its-kind, inspirational road map that will help families faci… |
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Unplayable
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Robert Lusetich |
Since his professional debut in 1996, Tiger Woods has reigned supreme as the world's greatest living golfer. However, in 2009, Woods' career began to unravel amid high-profile allegations surrounding… |
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Harriet Tubman
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Kem Knapp Sawyer |
An illustrated exploration of the life of Harriet Tubman that covers her childhood, experiences as a slave, escape to freedom, work on the Underground Railroad, antislavery activism, and other topics. |
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Dr. Charles Drew
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Anne E. Schraff |
A biography of the pioneering African American doctor famous for his work with blood plasma. |
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