Black History Makers 4th edition is updated and expanded to include African American history makers of the 20th & 21st Centuries. Each person pulled from history and presented in this book had unique circumstance to bring forth their contribution and role in history as well as social conditions relating to the times.
This book of biographical sketches of notable African Americans from Mississippi includes a total of 166 figures, all who have made significant contributions.
Cameo biographies along with Lee's famous pen-and-ink portraits make this book an inviting and inspiring browser for students as well as a useful reference to teachers, writers, librarians, black community...
This third installment of George L. Lee's fascinating pen and ink sketches reaches out to include many famous people from the United States. Arranged chronologically (from Lemuel Haynes, a Minuteman...
Heather McTeer Hudson, Mississippi Mayor 1975 - Birthplace - Greenville, Mississippi The first African American to be mayor of Greenville, Mississippi First female, black or white to serve in this position She was mayor of the largest ...
Discusses seven leaders of the civil rights movement, including Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.
Selected from his newspaper feature which appeared in most major black newspapers between 1945 and 1986, this fourth installment of George L. Lees fascinating pen and ink portraits brings together...
This is a wonderful resource for students, teachers, African American community leaders and the general reader.
Civil Service, humiliation in, 316 Civilization, African, 9-11 Clark, Peter H., 133 Clarkson, Thomas, 63, 172 Clash of nations, ... 217 Constant, Benjamin, 309 Cook, Will Marion, 308 Copeland, John Anthony, 238 Cornish, Samuel H., 159, ...
Although not widely recognized, the men and women mentioned in this book have made significant contributions to the fields of science, politics, law, technology, civil rights, medicine, and beyond.
The book is geared to both leaders and those who aspire to be leaders in today's world - in the fields of business, government, religion, military, academia, etc.