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African Americans Who Lived Their Dreams

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Black Stars of Colonial Times and the Revolutionary War

African Americans Who Lived Their Dreams

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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Jossey-Bass
Language
English
Pages
128

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Cover of: Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times
Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times
2007, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
in English
Cover of: Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times
Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times
2003, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times
Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times
2003, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
in English
Cover of: Black Stars of Colonial Times and the Revolutionary War
Cover of: Black stars of colonial and revolutionary times
Black stars of colonial and revolutionary times
2002, J. Wiley, Wiley
in English

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"Before European colonization, blacks were among the earliest explorers of the New World."

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Open Library
OL7613422M
Internet Archive
blackstarscoloni00jame
ISBN 10
0471211516
ISBN 13
9780471211518
OCLC/WorldCat
50770766
Library Thing
6795262
Goodreads
1341723

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