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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the Colonial and Revolutionary War era: richard allen crispus attucks benjamin banneker daniel coker paul cuffe austin dabney james durham estevanico catherine ferguson james forten lemuel haynes anthony johnson "free frank" mcworter marie therese metoyer jean baptiste point du sable deborah sampson peter salem pierre toussaint "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid." -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine "Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work." -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books "Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history." -Booklist "The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies." -Horn Book
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Biography, History, African Americans, Juvenile literature, Juvenile Nonfiction, Multi-Cultural, Nonfiction, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, African americans, biography, Education, social sciences, u.s. history, Noirs américains, Biographies, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Histoire, JUVENILE NONFICTION, Biography & Autobiography, Science & Technology, Cultural HeritagePlaces
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Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times
2007, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times
2003, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times
2003, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Black Stars of Colonial Times and the Revolutionary War: African Americans Who Lived Their Dreams
August 30, 2002, Jossey-Bass
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0471211516 9780471211518
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Black stars of colonial and revolutionary times
2002, J. Wiley, Wiley
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