| Description |
124 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Summary |
Profiles sixteen high-achieving African Americans, including magician Richard Potter, concert singer Sissieretta Jones, and architect Paul R. Williams. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-116) and index. |
| Contents |
Venture Smith, prince -- James Forten, entrepreneur -- Richard Potter, magician -- James McCune Smith, physician -- Mary Bowser, spy -- Allen Allensworth, town founder -- Clara Brown, pioneer -- Sissieretta Jones, concert singer -- Maggie Lena Walker, bank founder -- Charlie Wiggins, race car driver -- Eugene Bullard, combat pilot -- Oscar Micheaux, filmmaker -- Jackie Ormes, cartoonist -- Sadie Tanner, Mossell Alexander, economist & attorney -- Paul R. Williams, architect -- Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, mathematician. |
| Audience |
Age 10 to 14. |
| Note |
Age 10 to 14. |
| Audience |
1150L Lexile |
| Note |
1150L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 8.0 4 189304 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 8.0 4 189304 |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Successful people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
9781419714559 |
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