Famous Firsts of Black Americans

by Sibyl Hancock

Did you know that Jean Baptiste Pointe du
Sable founded what was to become Chicago? That Charles Richard Drew invented a
method of preserving plasma for blood transfusions? Or that Phyllis Wheatley
wrote a poem about George Washington, and as a result was invited to meet him?

These are only three of the twenty black men and women you will learn about
in Famous Firsts of Black Americans . This historical overview,
geared to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882892401
• ISBN13: 9780882892405
• Release Date: September 1983
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7