Young, gifted and black meet 52 black heroes from past and present
"Join us on a journey across borders, through time and even through space to meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of achievement. Meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers...
| Main Author: | Wilson, Jamia, 1980- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Pippins, Andrea (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, MN :
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Mary Seacole
- Matthew Henson
- Ava Duvernay
- Bessie Coleman
- Barack Obama
- Michelle Obama
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Cathy Freeman
- George Washington Carver
- Malorie Blackman
- Harriet Tubman
- Mo Farah
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Jesse Owens
- Beyonce Knowles
- Solange Knowles
- Katherine Johnson
- Josephine Baker
- Kofi Annan
- Langston Hughes
- Toni Morrison
- Brian Lara
- Madam C.J. Walker
- Yannick Noah
- Maurice Ashley
- Alexandre Dumas
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Maya Angelou
- Nina Simone
- Simone Biles
- Stevie Wonder
- Esperanza Spalding
- Sidney Poitier
- Oprah Winfrey
- Pele
- Nelson Mandela
- Louis Armstrong
- Rosa Parks
- Naomi Campbell
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
- Muhammad Ali
- Shirley Chisholm
- Steve McQueen
- Zadie Smith
- Usain Bolt
- Wangari Maathai
- Mae Jemison
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- Nicola Adams
- Serena Williams
- Venus Williams
- Misty Copeland.