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  • The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa

    Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Paperback (Square Fish, Oct. 15, 1995)
    For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires while inviting us to share in the inspiring process of historical recovery that is taking place today.
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  • The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa

    Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    eBook (Square Fish, March 1, 2016)
    For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires while inviting us to share in the inspiring process of historical recovery that is taking place today.

  • The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa

    Patricia McKissack, Frederick McKissack

    Paperback (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), Oct. 15, 1995)
    For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires while inviting us to share in the inspiring process of historical recovery that is taking place today.

  • The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Hardcover (Henry Holt & Co (J), Nov. 1, 1993)
    A well-researched account explores the civilizations of the western Sudan that flourished from A.D. 700 to 1700, including kingdoms of vast wealth, trade, and culture, and cities advanced in learning, medicine, and religion.
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  • Carter G. Woodson: Black History Pioneer

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Carter G. Woodson, born just ten years after the Civil War ended, grew up in the lingering shadow of slavery. Woodson became a scholar dedicated to learning, teaching, and writing about the history of his people. Today, because of the efforts of this one man, Black History Month is celebrated annually and African-American history is a well-respected field of study. The McKissacks bring this pioneering historian to life for another generation of budding young scholars.
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  • Black Hoops: The History of African Americans in Basketball

    Fredrick McKissack

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Feb. 1, 1999)
    Surveys the history of African Americans in basketball, from the beginning of the sport to the present, discussing individual teams and players and the integration of the NBA. By the co-author of Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues.
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  • Satchel Paige: The Best Arm in Baseball

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2002)
    Presents the life and career of baseball pitcher Satchel Paige, the first baseball player from the Negro Leagues to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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  • Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Feb. 1, 1998)
    Presents a tribute to unsung antislavery heroes, including Cinque, an African captive who was defended before the Supreme Court by John Quincy Adams; rebel Nat Turner; and Harriet Tubman. Reprint.
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  • Young, Black, and Determined: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Feb. 1, 1998)
    The story of twenty-eight-year-old Chicago-born Lorraine Hansberry, whose 1959 Broadway play skyrocketed her to fame, describes the background of her times, her remarkable family, and the outside forces that made her the courageous and beautiful woman she was.
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  • Louis Armstrong: King of Jazz

    Fredrick McKissack McKissack

    Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, Jan. 1, 2013)
    "Music has been in my blood from the day I was born," said Louis Armstrong. He rose from a troubled childhood and a life of poverty to set the music world on fire. Armstrong's lively trumpet playing, trademark "scat" singing, and natural talent for showmanship dazzled audiences for more than fifty years. In clear, crisp prose, the McKissacks place Armstrong in American musical history and show the impact his extraordinary talent made throughout the world.
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  • A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Hardcover (Walker & Co, Nov. 1, 1989)
    A chronicle of the first black-controlled union, made up of Pullman porters, who after years of unfair labor practices staged a battle against a corporate giant resulting in a "David and Goliath" ending.
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  • Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Hardcover (Scholastic, Feb. 1, 1994)
    A history of the Negro Leagues features extensive player profiles, a baseball history timeline, and photographs.
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