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  • W.E.B. Du Bois: Champion of Civil Rights

    Mark Rowh

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 1999)
    A biography of the activist who helped found the NAACP

  • Rosa Parks

    Ted O'Hare

    Library Binding (Fitzgerald Books, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Learn about this American hero and her protest that led to desegregation. Includes black-and-white photographs, table of contents, dates to remember, glossary, research sources, author profile and index. Chapter Books: 5 chapters.
    K

  • Langston Hughes

    Brigid Gallagher, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    This biography examines the life of Langston Hughes. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.
    R

  • Amelia Earhart

    Robin Doak

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    This biography examines the life of Amelia Earhart. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.
    S

  • Sequoyah

    Anne M. Todd

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 6, 2004)
    Todd, Anne M., Koestler-Grack, Rachel A.
    Q

  • Condoleezza Rice

    Rose Blue, Corinne J. Naden

    Library Binding (Raintree, Aug. 25, 2005)
    Condoleezza Rice is the Secretary of State for the president of the United States. She gives the president advice about matters that concern foreign countries. When it comes to foreign affairs, she is the person the president trusts most. Rice is one of t
    V

  • Aretha Franklin

    Jillian Carroll

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 16, 2003)
    Aretha Franklin has dazzled music fans for more than 45 years and has a musical gift that has made her one of America’s top female singers. This biography tell her story and how her perseverance and unique qualities continue to set examples today. Readers will be inspired to learn how Aretha overcame adversity and hardships, while making her mark in the world of entertainment.
    S

  • Coretta Scott King: Striving for Civil Rights

    Anne E. Schraff

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 1997)
    Explores the life and career of Coretta Scott King, from her childhood in Alabama through her work with the civil rights movement
    S

  • Robert Paris Moses

    Bianca Dumas

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 16, 2003)
    Robert Parris Moses was an important leader in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and worked to make many lasting changes in the world. This exciting biography tells his life story and explains the ways his perseverance and unique qualities continue
    W

  • Thomas Alva Edison: American Inventor and Businessman

    Ellen M. Dolan

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2015)
    "Details the life and work of Thomas Edison, who developed the electric light bulb and over 1000 patents for other inventions and innovations."--

  • Cornel West

    Rose Blue, Corinne J. Naden

    Library Binding (Raintree, Aug. 25, 2005)
    Cornel West is a professor at Princeton University who teaches and writes about race in the United States. He believes that “race matters,” which is also the title of his best-known book. In it, he talks about how black and white Americans get along with
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  • James Brown

    Jennifer Lee Fandel

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 16, 2003)
    Music was never the same after James Brown danced and sang his way into the music scene. This insightful biography tells the story of James Brown’s life with vivid photos and clear text. Learn about his perseverance and unique qualities that continue to
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