Black Stars of the Civil Rights Movement Paperback - 2003 - 1st Edition
by Haskins
Summary
First line
Booker Taliaferro Washington was born into slavery five years before the Civil War began.
From the rear cover
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
Details
- Title Black Stars of the Civil Rights Movement
- Author Haskins
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date 2003-01-24
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780471220688 / 047122068X
- Weight 0.51 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 9.26 x 7.5 x 0.3 in (23.52 x 19.05 x 0.76 cm)
- Ages 11 to 15 years
- Grade levels 6 - 10
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Theometrics: Secular
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, African American civil rights workers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003268642
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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