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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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.

  • Twentieth Century American Biography Series: George C. Marshall

    Mark A. Stoler, Johm Milton Cooper

    Paperback (Twayne Publishers, Feb. 1, 1989)
    Series Editor: John Milton Cooper, Jr., University of Wisconsin-Madison.This distinguished series provides complete interpretive biographies of influential twentieth-century figures. Based on extensive research and written by a prominent scholar, each concise study examines the subjects career, private life, political milieu, public image, and impact on modern society.

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Elizabeth Raum, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Abraham Lincoln 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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  • Malcolm X

    Gail Fay, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Malcom X 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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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Benedict Arnold

    Karen Price Hossell

    Paperback (Heinemann, Sept. 27, 2004)
    Benedict Arnold was a U.S. soldier in the Revolutionary War who earned a reputation for bravery and the respect of George Washington. However, his later actions in the Revolution made him the most famous traitor in U.S. history. This book looks at the life
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