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Books in A Crowell Biography series

  • Ray Charles

    Sharon Bell Mathis, George Ford

    Hardcover (Ty Crowell Co, Nov. 1, 1973)
    A biography of the Black musician who became famous despite his blindness.
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  • Mary McLeod Bethune

    Eloise Greenfield, Jerry Pinkney

    Paperback (HarperCollins, July 21, 1994)
    A simply told biography of an outstanding black educator during the years following the Civil War, from the award-winning author/illustrator team of Eloise Greenfield and Jerry Pinkney. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children."The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest."These are the words of Mary McLeod Bethune. She worked her whole life to make the world a better place. As a child, she loved to read. As a woman, she loved to teach. She started a school; she founded a hospital. Everywhere she saw a need, she searched for a solution.
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  • The Mayo Brothers

    Jane Goodsell, Louis S. Glanzman

    Hardcover (Ty Crowell Co, March 1, 1972)
    Easy-to-read biography of the two brothers whose life-long interest in medicine resulted in the world-famous Mayo Clinic.
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  • Ray Charles

    Sharon Bell Mathis

    Hardcover (Crowell, Aug. 16, 1973)
    Book by Mathis, Sharon Bell
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  • Fannie Lou Hamer.

    June Jordan, Albert Williams

    Hardcover (Thomas Y Crowell & Co., Oct. 1, 1972)
    A brief biography of one of the first black organizers of voter registration in Mississippi.
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  • The Wright brothers

    Ruth Franchere

    Hardcover (Crowell, March 15, 1972)
    An easy-to-read biography of the two brothers who built and flew the first powered airplane in 1903.
  • Langston Hughes, American poet

    Alice Walker

    Hardcover (Crowell, March 15, 1974)
    A biography of the American poet whose works articulated the despair of blacks over social and economic conditions.
  • James Weldon Johnson.

    Ophelia Settle Egypt, Moneta Barnett

    Hardcover (Ty Crowell Co, March 1, 1974)
    Brief biography of the turn-of-the-century black author, educator, lawyer, and diplomat who started the first Negro daily newspaper in the United States.
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  • Maria Tallchief

    Tobi Tobias

    Unknown Binding (Crowell, March 15, 1972)
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  • Marian Anderson

    Tobi Tobias, Symeon Shimin

    Hardcover (Ty Crowell Co, Oct. 1, 1972)
    A biography of the Negro concert artist who ultimately triumphed in her struggle for recognition.
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  • James Weldon Johnson

    Ophelia Settle Egypt, Moneta Barnett

    Hardcover (Harpercollins, March 1, 1974)
    Brief biography of the turn-of-the-century black author, educator, lawyer, and diplomat who started the first Negro daily newspaper in the United States.
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  • John Muir,

    Charles Parlin Graves

    Hardcover (Crowell, March 15, 1973)
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