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Author : Kathryn I. BelMonte
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780811900027
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 ( download)
Download or read book African-American Heroes and Heroines of America written by Kathryn I. BelMonte and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Frederick Fell Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780811908696
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (86 download)
Download or read book African-American Heroes & Heroines written by and published by Frederick Fell Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring and amazing stories that showcase 150 black heroes and heroines.
Author : Susan Altman
Publisher : Children's Press
ISBN 13 : 9780516069326
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (693 download)
Download or read book Followers of the North Star written by Susan Altman and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 1993-09-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tonya Bolden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780439684040
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Portraits of African-American Heroes written by Tonya Bolden and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-14 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profile of twenty outstanding African-Americans include a three page biography and portrait for each individual.
Author : Jim Haskins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book African American Military Heroes written by Jim Haskins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-08-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout American history, succeeding in the military has demanded unflagging courage, strength of character, and a patriotic spirit. For an African American man or woman, serving in the military has also meant battling oppression and struggling against deep-seated prejudice. Those who persevered were not only warriors, nurses, or leaders—they were heroes and heroines. In this action-packed collection, you will meet thirty brave and determined African American military heroes, from the eighteenth century up to the present. You'll discover little-known facts about their families and careers, as well as the remarkable odds each of them overcame. Ranging from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War, these exciting stories show you how: Private Peter Salem, born into slavery, led the charge against the British redcoats at the Battle of Bunker Hill and turned the tide in America's fight for independence. Harriet Tubman, famous for her daring in the Underground Railroad, worked as a spy and nurse for the Union army during the Civil War. Private Henry Johnson, a member of the first black combat battalion in World War I, single-handedly withstood a German ambush and received the Croix de Guerre, France's highest honor for bravery in action. Brigadier General Hazel W. Johnson, chief of the Army Nursing Corps, blazed a trail in the struggle for racial integration in the armed forces during World War II, becoming the military's highest-ranking African American woman. General Colin L. Powell, recipient of the Purple Heart in Vietnam, steadily rose through army ranks to become the first African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, overseeing the U.S. invasion of Panama and Operation Desert Storm. This extraordinary collection highlights these and dozens of other absorbing stories of dedicated defenders of America. BLACK STARS Meet the courageous black stars who defended our liberty with uncommon valor—from the early years to modern times: Vernon J. Baker Guion S. Bluford Jr. Sherian Cadoria William H. Carney Austin Dabney Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Martin Robison Delany Charity Adams Earley Christian A. Fleetwood Henry O. Flipper Robert O. Goodman Jr. William Goyens Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Lemuel Haynes Michael A. Healy Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Hazel W. Johnson Henry Johnson Dorie Miller Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback Colin L. Powell Peter Salem Deborah Sampson Robert Smalls Harriet Tubman John Bathan Vashon Peter Vogelsang George Washington Williams Charles A. Young
Author : Carter Woodson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626541719
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (417 download)
Download or read book African Heroes and Heroines written by Carter Woodson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1939 as a counterpoint to the myopic, Eurocentric narrative of African history popular in the West at the time, Carter G. Woodson's African Heroes and Heroines delves into the rich and complex political, military, and economic history of the African continent with the objective eye of a scientific observer. Intended for upper level high-school students, Woodson presents a fair biographical treatment of African leaders through history as figures of equal - if not greater - intelligence, prowess, and strength as the heroic leaders canonized in the histories of other races. While the popular histories of Africa in America had represented Africans as disorganized, unenlightened, and docile, Woodson paints a far more realistic picture of a people who were fiercely resistant to Western imperialism and occupation. Through individual portraits of figures like the Mbundu's Queen Anna Nzinga, Shaka of the Zulu Kingdom, or King Behanzin of Dahomey, Woodson's work, alongside that of other notable scholars, helped mainstream America move toward a deeper and more complex understanding of Africa's rich history. For academics as well as those interested in an important, if somewhat dated, historical survey of African leaders, African Heroes and Heroines represents an important piece of America's cultural past. Featuring an abundance of rich illustrations by esteemed Harlem Renaissance painter, Lois Mailou Jones, this 2015 re-issued edition is a high quality reprint of the classic text. Historian, author, journalist, and remarkable scholar of many disciplines, Carter G. Woodson is an oft-overlooked but massively important figure in American, and particularly African-American, history. The second African-American man after W.E.B. DuBoise to earn a doctorate degree and the only African-American born of former slaves to earn a PhD, Woodson devoted his life to the study of African and African-American history. Determined to obtain higher education after graduating from Kentucky's Berea College in 1903, Woodson successfully enrolled at the University of Chicago where he earned a bachelor's and master's degree in European history before moving on to defend a PhD in history at Harvard University in 1912. A staunch believer in the power of education to elevate, empower, and unify the working classes and to transform society for the better, Woodson spent many years as a teacher and professor before founding the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, the accomplishment for which he is perhaps best remembered. Often heralded as the 'father of black history', Woodson's association founded the annual 'Negro History Week' in February 1926, an occasion we continue to celebrate when we observe 'Black History Month' every February."
Author : James Haskins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book African American Military Heroes written by James Haskins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-08-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout American history, succeeding in the military has demanded unflagging courage, strength of character, and a patriotic spirit. For an African American man or woman, serving in the military has also meant battling oppression and struggling against deep-seated prejudice. Those who persevered were not only warriors, nurses, or leaders—they were heroes and heroines. In this action-packed collection, you will meet thirty brave and determined African American military heroes, from the eighteenth century up to the present. You'll discover little-known facts about their families and careers, as well as the remarkable odds each of them overcame. Ranging from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War, these exciting stories show you how: Private Peter Salem, born into slavery, led the charge against the British redcoats at the Battle of Bunker Hill and turned the tide in America's fight for independence. Harriet Tubman, famous for her daring in the Underground Railroad, worked as a spy and nurse for the Union army during the Civil War. Private Henry Johnson, a member of the first black combat battalion in World War I, single-handedly withstood a German ambush and received the Croix de Guerre, France's highest honor for bravery in action. Brigadier General Hazel W. Johnson, chief of the Army Nursing Corps, blazed a trail in the struggle for racial integration in the armed forces during World War II, becoming the military's highest-ranking African American woman. General Colin L. Powell, recipient of the Purple Heart in Vietnam, steadily rose through army ranks to become the first African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, overseeing the U.S. invasion of Panama and Operation Desert Storm. This extraordinary collection highlights these and dozens of other absorbing stories of dedicated defenders of America. BLACK STARS Meet the courageous black stars who defended our liberty with uncommon valor—from the early years to modern times: Vernon J. Baker Guion S. Bluford Jr. Sherian Cadoria William H. Carney Austin Dabney Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Martin Robison Delany Charity Adams Earley Christian A. Fleetwood Henry O. Flipper Robert O. Goodman Jr. William Goyens Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Lemuel Haynes Michael A. Healy Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Hazel W. Johnson Henry Johnson Dorie Miller Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback Colin L. Powell Peter Salem Deborah Sampson Robert Smalls Harriet Tubman John Bathan Vashon Peter Vogelsang George Washington Williams Charles A. Young
Author : Bill O'Neill
Publisher : Lak Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781648450723
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)
Download or read book The Great Book of Black Heroes written by Bill O'Neill and published by Lak Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is full of many great black men and women who changed the course of history. Because of their contributions, these men and women are rightfully considered heroes by not just black people around the world, but people of all backgrounds. In The Great Book of Black Heroes: Thirty Black Men and Women Who Have Impacted History, you'll learn about thirty of the greatest black heroes and heroines from three different continents over a span of more than 2,500 years of history. The definition of hero in this book is any person who influenced a great number of people and often continues to long after his or her death. Heroes can be politicians, activists, philosophers, warriors, artists, or musicians, but most of all they are inspiring!In The Great Book of Black Heroes, you'll learn the answers to the following questions: ?How did Nelson Mandela transform from a bitter fighter to a leader who promoted reconciliation? ?Where was the kingdom of Axum and how did one of its kings protect early Christians? ?How did B.B. King get his start and become the King of the Blues??Who was the last emperor of Ethiopia and who was one of the first??Why did so many of these heroes and heroines have to rise above innumerable challenges? And so much more! This book is filled with a plethora of facts about some of the most fascinating and impactful black men and women in world history. But keep in mind that this is so much more than a boring history book, it's meant to keep you engaged and entertained as much as it will educate you. With that said, this book is guaranteed to edify and entertain you!Whether you have a passing interest in history, are distantly related to one of the heroes or heroines, or just want something fascinating to read, you can't go wrong with The Great Book of Black Heroes.
Author : Mike Walbridge
Publisher : Walch Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780825141454
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (414 download)
Download or read book African-American Heroes of the Civil War written by Mike Walbridge and published by Walch Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yes, you're familiar with Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. But what about William Carney, Charlotte Forten, Francis Dumas, and 15 other African-Americans who played key roles during the War Between the States? African-American Heroes of the Civil War brings to light the stories and contributions of 20 individuals who made a difference during America's bloodiest conflict. Six in-depth biographies cover: Andre Cailloux William Carney Robert Smalls Frederick Douglass Harriet Tubman Charlotte Forten Fourteen additional mini-biographies capture the stories of other African-Americans who fought or worked for victory during the war. Extensive teacher materials include worksheets for building comprehension skills, suggestions for a culminating assessment project, and more. Photos, puzzles, and graphics throughout the text make African-American Heroes of the Civil War a complete compendium of this often overlooked facet of American history. A perfect supplement to history, ELA, and even life skills classes. See other Heroes of the Civil War titles
Author : Carter Godwin Woodson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781574781281
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (812 download)
Download or read book African Heroes and Heroines written by Carter Godwin Woodson and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To Uncle George, who in captivity in America manifested the African spirit of resistance to slavery and died fighting the institution." So reads Woodson's dedication to this text, which provides a historical survey of African leaders and makes an important contribution to America's cultural past. His text serves as a counterpoint to the largely Eurocentric narrative of African history that was popular at the time. It includes individual portraits of the Mbundu's Queen Anna Nzinga, Shaka of the Zulu Kingdom, King Béhanzin of Dahomey and numerous others. Woodson's objective and in-depth account of the complex political, military, and economic history of the African continent helped mainstream America move toward a more thorough understanding of its rich history.
Author : Colleen A. Ewing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (446 download)
Download or read book Heroes and Heroines of African-American Adolescents written by Colleen A. Ewing and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Susan Altman
Publisher : Children's Press
ISBN 13 : 9780516451510
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (515 download)
Download or read book Followers of the North Star written by Susan Altman and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 1993-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through poetry and beautiful illustrations, these multicultural books tell the story of many courageous Americans -- women and men who followed their dreams to create a better life ... not just for themselves, but for others as well.Poems recogize the lives of Benjamin Banneker, Harriet Tubman, the Buffalo Soldiers, Leontyne Price, and others.
Author : The Editors of TIME for Kids
Publisher : Time Inc. Books
ISBN 13 : 1683301250
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Heroes of Black History (A TIME for Kids Book) written by The Editors of TIME for Kids and published by Time Inc. Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TIME For Kids Heroes of Black History presents the stories of four great American lives in one volume: Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, and Barack Obama. This amazing value collection of biographies, heavily illustrated with photos and artwork, spans three centuries of African American History and is ideal for newly independent readers looking for report-worthy topics for both school work and personal interest reading. Perfect for social justice units on American Civil Rights, American History, Race and Community, and current events discussion, this book aligns with Common Core States Standards in multidisciplinary areas of English Language Arts, Nonfiction, and Social Studies.
Author : Professor Lazurus
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (561 download)
Download or read book Historical Black Americans written by Professor Lazurus and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock untold stories of resilience and triumph with "Historical Black Americans," a captivating collection of biographies and artwork celebrating the extraordinary contributions of Black Americans throughout American history. Authored by Professor Lazurus, this book is perfect for young adults between grades 6 and 9, offering an engaging and accessible reading level for schools, libraries, and homes. Experience the inspiration of each remarkable story while embracing the knowledge, empathy, and appreciation that comes with understanding true history. Get ready to be motivated to become a force for positive change in our world and to unlock the power of the stories of these Black American heroes. Benefits of reading "Historical Black Americans" - Uncover true history and gain an understanding of Black American heroes. - Feel empowered by stories of resilience and triumph. - Ignite your curiosity and become a force for positive change. What's included in the book: - Original artwork and biographies of activists, artists, intellectuals, and innovators. - Engaging biographies that bring historical figures to life. - Perfect reading level for young adults between grades 6 and 9. Don't miss the chance to unlock the power of these stories and buy "Historical Black Americans" now before the price changes!
Author : Karlton Stuart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Black History & Achievement in America written by Karlton Stuart and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of Afro-American history, emphasizing the struggles of black Americans to achieve full citizenship and overcome discrimination as well as their contributions in science, the arts, politics, sports, and other fields.
Author : Sherry T. Broussard
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531661458
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (614 download)
Download or read book African Americans in Lafayette and Southwest Louisiana written by Sherry T. Broussard and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of America: African Americans in Lafayette and Southwest Louisiana sheds a spotlight on some of the heroes and heroines of Southwest Louisiana. This area of the state is especially diverse and includes people who describe themselves as African Americans, Creoles, mulattoes, and blacks. Many people say they have mixed bloodlines that include Native American, African, and French ancestors. Their arts, culture, food, music, and crafts are distinct and rich with flavors of the past and the present. The Creoles and mulattoes, for example, speak the language of Creole, which is described as broken French.
Author : Bettye Collier-Thomas
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814716024
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Sisters in the Struggle written by Bettye Collier-Thomas and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the stories and documents the contributions of African American women involved in the struggle for racial and gender equality through the civil rights and black power movements in the United States.
