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  • Jesse Owens: Olympic Star

    Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack

    Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, Dec. 1, 1992)
    Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.
    R

  • Martin Luther King, Jr: Man of Peace

    Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 16, 1991)
    Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the revered civil rights pioneer.

  • Carter G. Woodson: The Father of Black History

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2002)
    Profiles the man who first pioneered the study of Black history.
    R

  • Booker T. Washington

    Riley Flynn, Gail Saunders-Smith

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Explore the life and achievements of world famous teacher and African American leader, Booker T. Washington.
    N

  • Paul Robeson: A Voice to Remember

    Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack

    Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, Dec. 16, 1992)
    Examines the life of the African-American singer-actor who spoke out against racism and injustice.
    R

  • Frederick Douglass: Leader Against Slavery

    Patricia C. McKissack, Pat McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack

    Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, Sept. 15, 1991)
    Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of this famous abolitionist.
    M

  • Madam C.J. Walker: Self-Made Millionaire

    Patricia McKissack

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 16, 1992)
    Describes the life of the black laundress who founded a cosmetics company and became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.
    R

  • Zora Neale Hurston: Writer and Storyteller

    Patricia McKissack, Frederick McKissack, Michael Bryant

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 16, 1992)
    Traces the life of the Harlem Renaissance writer and folklorist, who worked to preserve the rich storytelling tradition of African-Americans in the South.
    R

  • Mary McLeod Bethune: A Great Teacher

    Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, Ned O.

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 15, 1991)
    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.
    P

  • Women Civil War Spies of the Union

    Lois Sakany

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2003)
    Details the lives of six women who fought to preserve the Union, and to support abolition and women's rights, by serving as spies during the Civil War.
    S

  • George Washington Carver

    Luke Colins, Gail Saunders-Smith

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Explore the life and achievements of world famous inventor and teacher, George Washington Carver.
    N

  • Jackie Robinson

    Isabel Martin, Kathryn Nicole Clapper

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)
    Take me out to the ball game! Explore the life and achievements of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play baseball in the Major Leagues.
    N