FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Biographical profiles of 20 notable figures in the Civil Rights' Movement and analysis of how their accomplishments continue to affect the lives of all Americans today.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE
Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men and women during the Civil Rights Movement:
- LOUIS "SATCHMO" ARMSTRONG
- MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
- MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN O. DAVIS JR.
- W. E. B. DU BOIS
- LIEUTENANT HENRY O. FLIPPER
- MARCUS GARVEY
- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
- THURGOOD MARSHALL
- ROSA PARKS
- ADAM CLAYTON POWELL JR.
- PHILIP RANDOLPH
- PAUL ROBESON
- JACKIE ROBINSON
- BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
- IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT
- CARTER G. WOODSON
- WHITNEY M. YOUNG JR.
"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."
–Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine
"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."
–Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s Books
"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."
–Booklist
"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource–a jumping-off point for deeper studies."
–Horn Book
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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.
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Booker Taliaferro Washington was born into slavery five years before the Civil War began. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, African Americans, Supreme Court, Civil War, West Point, World War, New York City, Philip Randolph, Rosa Parks, Louis Armstrong, Atlanta University, Little Rock, Mary Bethune, Paul Robeson, The Crisis, Daytona Beach, Great Depression, Tuskegee Institute, Congress of Racial Equality, Fort Davis, National Urban League, South Carolina, Spingarn Medal, University of Chicago, Abyssinian Baptist Church New!
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Booker Taliaferro Washington was born into slavery five years before the Civil War began. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, African Americans, Supreme Court, Civil War, West Point, World War, New York City, Philip Randolph, Rosa Parks, Louis Armstrong, Atlanta University, Little Rock, Mary Bethune, Paul Robeson, The Crisis, Daytona Beach, Great Depression, Tuskegee Institute, Congress of Racial Equality, Fort Davis, National Urban League, South Carolina, Spingarn Medal, University of Chicago, Abyssinian Baptist Church New!
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- The Civil Rights Movement (Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History) by Jack E. Davis on page 84, page 86, and page 84
- Black Folk: Then and Now; An Essay in the History and Sociology of the Negro Race. by William Edward Burghardt, Du Bois on page 11, page 26, and page 29
- Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Stock Market (Economics for Today) by Robin R. Young on page 100, and Back Matter
- Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice by James Haskins in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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