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The fierce 44 black Americans who shook up the world

"A dynamic and hip collective biography that presents 44 of America's greatest movers and shakers from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama, written by ESPN's TheUndefeated.com and illustrated with dazzling portraits by Rob Ball."

Other Authors: Reiss, Stephen, 1957- (Editor), Ball, Robert, 1973- (Illustrator), Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019]
Subjects:
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Americans > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Summary: "A dynamic and hip collective biography that presents 44 of America's greatest movers and shakers from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama, written by ESPN's TheUndefeated.com and illustrated with dazzling portraits by Rob Ball."
Physical Description: 94 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 24 cm
Audience: Grades 4-6.
Ages 10-12.
ISBN: 9781328940629
1328940624
Author Notes: Robert Ball has been a practicing graphic designer since 2000 and has illustrated throughout his career. His work carries the dynamism of comic-book art mixed with an eye for the absurd, influenced by a misspent youth poring over the pages of Marvel comics and 2000AD . He lives in the UK.

TheUndefeated.com is a website owned by ESPN that focuses on the intersection of sports, race, and culture.

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