50 Great African Americans

By Tamra B. Orr

50 Great African Americans tells the amazing stories of the men and women who broke down barriers, fought injustices, achieved excellence, and made great sacrifices in the name of equality. The book begins with profiles of heroic men and women who made history before the Civil War and proceeds to the African American leaders of today, including Michael Jordan, Condoleezza Rice, and President Barack Obama. Here is a sampling of the legendary people who are profiled in 50 Great African Americans: bull; Harriet Tubman, the "black Moses" who led 300 slaves out of bondage via the Underground Railroad bull; Jackie Robinson, who challenged racial segregation in the army and later broke the color barrier in major league baseball bull; George Washington Carver, who, as a slave, was once traded for a horse before he became a scientist and discovered thousands of uses for the peanut and sweet potato bull; Phillis Wheatley, a slave who became the first African American and the second American woman to publish a book of poems bull; Jesse Owens, the track and field star who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin Filled with fascinating photos, 50 Great African Americans is sure to inspire you.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141275464X
• ISBN13: 9781412754644
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Publications International, Ltd.
• Length: 103 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.3" x 7.1"