Black Stars of the Civil Rights Movement

Herausgeber: Haskins, Jim

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a collection of inspiring biographical profiles that bring twenty notable African-Americans who lived during the Civil Rights Movement to life for young readers. These thoroughly researched stories highlight the courage and determination of these remarkable people during this turbulent and critical time.

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Produktdetails

• Black Stars
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 14 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9780471220688
• ISBN-10: 047122068X
• Artikelnr.: 22356180

Autorenporträt

Black Stars biographies are written by leading African American children's book writers. General Editor Jim Haskins has written more than 100 nonfiction books for young readers. A professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Haskins has won numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children's Book Guild Award, the Carter G. Woodson Award, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
PART ONE: THE FORERUNNERS.
Booker T. Washington.
Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
W. E. B. Du Bois.
Carter G. Woodson.
Mary McLeod Bethune.
Marcus Garvey.
A. Philip Randolph.
Paul Robeson.
PART TWO: MODERN TIMES.
Louis Satchmo Armstrong.
Thurgood Marshall.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Major General Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
Rosa Parks.
Jackie Robinson.
Whitney M. Young Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Chronology.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Picture Credits.
Author Credits.
Index.