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The Biographical Dictionary of African Americans (Biographical Dictionaries)
The Biographical Dictionary of African Americans - Biographical Dictionaries Author:Rachel Kranz, Philip J. Koslow The Biographical Dictionary of African Americans profiles more than 230 of America's important, influential, and fascinating black figures, past and present. A further reading list is provided for each person profiled and eighty-five carefully selected photographs supplement the text. Also provided are subject indexes organized by decade of birt... more »h and by profession and a visual chronology. Profiles include Marian Anderson, James Baldwin, Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, Althea Gibson, Barbara Jordan, Michael Jordan, Percy Julian, Martin Luther King, Jr., Queen Latifah, Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, Toni Morrision, Jesse Owens, Sidney Poitier, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Sojourner Truth, and Tiger Woods.« less
ISBN-13: 9780816039036 ISBN-10: 0816039038 Pages:320 Reading Level: Young Adult Rating: