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Books in Melrose Square Black American Series series

  • Lena Horne

    Brett Howard

    Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, June 1, 1991)
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  • Muhammed Ali

    Christopher J. Riccella

    Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, Nov. 1, 1991)
    A biography of the controversial figure who is the only man to be Heavyweight Champion of the World three times.
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  • Sojourner Truth

    Peter Krass

    Mass Market Paperback (All America Distributors Corp, Dec. 1, 1990)
    Traces the life of the former slave who could neither read nor write, yet earned a reputation as one of the most articulate and outspoken antislavery and women's rights activists in the United States
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  • Katherine Dunham

    Darlene Donloe

    Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, Oct. 1, 1993)
    Book by Donloe, Darlene
  • Arthur Ashe: Tennis Champion

    Ted Weissberg

    Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, Dec. 1, 1993)
    Presents the life of an important black athlete and tennis player, Arthur Ashe.
  • Ida B Wells

    Joseph Nazel

    Mass Market Paperback (Holloway House, Feb. 1, 2008)
    Book by Nazel, Joseph
  • Zora Neale Hurston

    Paul Witcover

    Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, Jan. 1, 1994)
    A biography of the Afro-American writer well-known for her novels and collections of folklore.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Joseph Nazel

    Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, June 1, 1991)
    Book by Nazel, Joseph
  • Mahalia Jackson

    Darlene Donloe

    Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, May 1, 1992)
    A biography of the renowned gospel singer who hoped, through her art, to break down some of the barriers between people of different races.
  • Marcus Garvey: Black Nationalist Leader

    Mary Lawler

    Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, June 1, 1990)
    The Black leader who started a "Back-to-Africa" movement in the United States, believes Blacks will never receive justice in countries with a white majority.
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  • Wilma Rudolph

    Tom Biracee, Tom Biracree

    Paperback (All America Distributors Corp, June 1, 1990)
    A biography of the woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
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  • Nat Turner

    Terry Bisson

    Paperback (Holloway House Pub Co, Sept. 1, 1989)
    A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831.