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Crossing the continent, 1527-1540
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Robert Goodwin |
The true story of America's first great explorer and adventurer—an African slave named Esteban DorantesCrossing the Continent takes us on an epic journey from Africa to Europe and America as Dr. Robe… |
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12 angry men
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Gregory Parks |
When Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was questioned by the police on the front porch of his home in an affluent section of Cambridge, many people across the country reacted with surprise and … |
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Colin Powell
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Anne E. Schraff |
Surveys the life and career of Colin Powell, from his childhood in the South Bronx, through his years of military service, to his work in the United States government. |
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Ralph Bunche
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Anne E. Schraff |
Discusses the personal and professional life of the statesman and diplomat who was one of the founders of the United Nations and who received the Nobel Prize for his peacemaking efforts. |
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They Can't Kill Us All
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Wesley Lowery |
Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer Wesley Lowery traveled from Ferguson, Missouri, to Cleveland, Ohio; Charleston, So… |
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Nelson Mandela
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Gini Holland |
A biography of the son of a Thembu chief who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa. |
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Stokely Carmichael
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Jacqueline Johnson |
A biography of the man who made famous the words "Black Power" as he fought for the rights of black people in this country, and later settled in Africa where he organizes young Africans to work for t… |
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Ray Charles
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Ruth Turk |
A biography of the popular singer, who became blind as a young boy. |
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Contemporary Black biography
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Galè |
Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, inc… |
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Shaquille O'Neal, center of attention
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Brad W. Townsend |
An updated biography of the basketball center who won the National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award in 1993 and who also won an Olympic gold medal. |
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Learning about dignity from the life of Martin Luther King, Jr
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Jeanne Strazzabosco |
A brief biography examining the value of dignity in the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans wi… |
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Crispus Attucks, boy of valor
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Dharathula H. Millender |
Focuses on the youth of the Massachusetts slave who, after joining the colonial patriots in their struggle for freedom, was the first man to die in the American Revolution. |
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I've got an idea!
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Gloria Borseth Swanson |
A biography of the black engineer and inventor credited with many inventions, including refrigeration units for trucks and railroad cars, portable X-ray units, and the ticket dispenser. |
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Worldwide interesting people
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George L. Lee |
Illustrated capsule biographies of Africans, and those of African descent, who made an impact on history throughout the world. |
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Desmond Tutu
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David Winner |
Examines the life of the South African bishop and civil rights worker who has worked extensively to improve the condition of his people. |
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I, Charlotte Forten, Black and free
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Polly Longsworth |
A biography of the black woman from a prosperous Philadelphia family who devoted herself to educating newly freed slaves after the Civil War. |
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Nelson Mandela
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Liz Gogerly |
A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president. |
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Colin Powell
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Rose Blue |
Profiles the life of the distinguished general, from his early life, to his involvement in the Persian Gulf War, to his evolving political career. |
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The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
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Robert J. Allison,Olaudah Equiano,Rebecka Rutledge Fisher |
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, details its writer's life in slavery, his time spent serving on galleys, the eventual attainment of his own freedom and late… |
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George Washington Carver
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Margo McLoone |
A brief biography of the African American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship to make unusual and important discoveries in the field of agriculture. |
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