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  • Nikki Giovanni: Poet of the People

    Judith Pinkerton Josephson

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 2000)
    Profiles the life of Nikki Giovanni, from her childhood in Knoxville and Cincinnati to her career as an outspoken, influential, award-winning poet.

  • John Lewis: From Freedom Rider to Congressman

    Christine M. Hill

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 2002)
    Chronicles the life of the man whose politics took him from civil rights worker in the South to serving as a United States Congressman.

  • Medgar Evers

    Ann Weil, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    This biography examines the life of Medgar Evers. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.
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  • Paul Revere: Rider for the Revolution

    Barbara Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 1997)
    Describes the life of the silversmith who made the historic ride to announce the coming of British troops to Massachusetts at the beginning of the Revolutionary War

  • Benjamin Banneker: Astronomer and Mathematician

    Laura Baskes Litwin, Benjamin Banneker

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 1999)
    A biography of the eighteenth-century African-American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy
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  • Dr. Charles Drew: Blood Bank Innovator

    Anne E. Schraff

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2003)
    A biography of the pioneering African American doctor famous for his work with blood plasma.

  • Geronimo

    Ann Weil

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Geronimo in this fascinating biography. Richly supported by photos, art work, and a family tree, readers will come away with an enhanced understanding of an important figure in American history.
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  • Fannie Lou Hamer: Fighting for the Right to Vote

    Laura Baskes Litwin

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2002)
    A biography of the civil rights activist who devoted her life to helping blacks register to vote and gain a national political voice.

  • Jesse Jackson: Civil Rights Activist

    James Haskins

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2000)
    Presents the life, accomplishments, and goals of the civil rights activist and politician Jesse Jackson, from his childhood in North Carolina through his years in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

  • John Chapman: The Legendary Johnny Appleseed

    Karen Clemens Warrick

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2001)
    Traces the life of the frontiersman who became legendary for planting apple seeds throughout the Ohio Territory and selling apple seedlings to new homesteaders.

  • Alvin Ailey: Celebrating African-American Culture in Dance

    Barbara C. Cruz

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 2004)
    Relates the life of dancer, choreographer, and artistic director Alvin Ailey, whose vision was to celebrate the richness of African American history and culture through dance.

  • Carter G. Woodson: Father of African-American History

    Robert F. Durden

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 1998)
    A biography of the son of former slaves who received a Ph.D. in history from Harvard and devoted his life to bringing the achievements of his race to the world's attention
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