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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 War and Reconstruction:

dr. alexander t. augusta
thomas "blind tom" greene bethune
james bland
senator blanche kelso bruce
francis louis cardozo
major martin robison delany
frederick douglass
sarah mapps douglass
sergeant major christian a. fleetwood
charlotte forten grimke
frances e. w. harper
elizabeth keckley
elijah mccoy
john p. parker
governor pinckney benton stewart pinchback
dr. charles burleigh purvis
congressman robert smalls
sojourner truth
harriet tubman
lieutenant peter vogelsang
booker t. washington
sergeant george washington williams
granville t. woods

"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

Black Stars of Civil War Times

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 28/01/2003
    ISBN13: 9780471220695, 978-0471220695
    ISBN10: 0471220698

    Number of Pages: 132

    Children & Teen , Children's Non-Fiction

    Description

    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 War and Reconstruction:

    dr. alexander t. augusta
    thomas "blind tom" greene bethune
    james bland
    senator blanche kelso bruce
    francis louis cardozo
    major martin robison delany
    frederick douglass
    sarah mapps douglass
    sergeant major christian a. fleetwood
    charlotte forten grimke
    frances e. w. harper
    elizabeth keckley
    elijah mccoy
    john p. parker
    governor pinckney benton stewart pinchback
    dr. charles burleigh purvis
    congressman robert smalls
    sojourner truth
    harriet tubman
    lieutenant peter vogelsang
    booker t. washington
    sergeant george washington williams
    granville t. woods

    "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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