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2) Nat Turner
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1988]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1989]
Physical Desc
109 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the eighteenth-century black tobacco farmer who taught himself mathematics, astronomy, and clockmaking; became famous for his almanacs; and assisted in the original survey of Washington, D.C.
6) Lena Horne
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1989]
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1989]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life and achievements of the black educator who fought bigotry and racial injustice and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1990]
Physical Desc
109 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the black freedom whose planned slave revolt in 1822, while never materializing, caused South Carolina to pass severe laws restricting the education, movement, and occupation of free blacks and slaves.
10) Jesse Owens
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1990]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the track and field star who won three gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.
11) Harriet Tubman
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1991]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the energetic abolitionist, including her origins as a slave in Maryland, her role as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad, her service to the Union during the Civil War, and her role in establishing an old-age home for Afro-Americans.
12) Jesse Jackson
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1991]
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and political career of Jesse Jackson.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1991]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Afro-American businesswoman whose invention of facial creams and other cosmetics led to great financial success and who, throughout her life, devoted herself to many social and political causes.
14) Richard Allen
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1991]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the Afro-American leader who rose from slavery to become a minister, founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and participated in the first National Negro Convention.
16) Charles Chesnutt
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and writings of the early twentieth-century black author whose novels examine the Afro-American experience.
17) Katherine Dunham
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Studies the life and achievements of the Black American dancer and choreographer.
18) Henry Aaron
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
19) Satchel Paige
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
101 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and times of the Hall of Fame pitcher who gained wide-spread recognition in the Negro Leagues before becoming the first black pitcher in the American League.
20) Alex Haley
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses the life and times of the African American author who gained recognition for his book, "Roots."
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