Little legends: exceptional men in black history
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"Meet the little legends. They're brave. They're exceptional. They changed the world. An important book for readers of all ages, this engagingly written and beautifully illustrated volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include choreographer Alvin Ailey, writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, inventor Garrett Morgan, musician Prince, and lawman Bass Reeves. The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but each one blazed a trail for generations to come"--
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Harrison, V., & Johnson, K. (2019). Little legends: exceptional men in black history. First edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Harrison, Vashti and Kwesi, Johnson. 2019. Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Harrison, Vashti and Kwesi, Johnson, Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Harrison, Vashti, and Kwesi Johnson. Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History. First edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
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| 300 | |a 86 pages : |b color illustrations ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Benjamin Banneker -- James Armistead Lafayette -- Frederick Douglass -- Bass Reeves -- Robert Smalls -- Charles Henry Turner -- Arturo Schomburg -- Garrett Morgan -- Marshall "Major" Taylor -- Harold Moody -- Oscar Micheaux -- Paul Robeson -- Aaron Douglas -- Louis Armstrong -- Langston Hughes -- Charles R. Drew -- John Robinson -- Thurgood Marshall -- Gordon Parks -- Jacob Lawrence -- Ousmane Sembène -- James Baldwin -- Harry Belafonte -- Alvin Ailey -- Bill Russell -- Eddie Mabo -- Paul Stephenson -- John Lewis -- Arthur Ashe -- André Leon Talley -- Prince -- Chuck D -- Dwayne McDuffie -- Leland Melvin -- Sir David Adjaye -- More little legends. | |
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