Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
128
Utgivningsdatum
2002-09-01
Upplaga
1
Förlag
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Medarbetare
Tate, Eleanora E./Cox, Clinton
Illustrationer
Illustrations, 1 map, ports.
Dimensioner
234 x 190 x 10 mm
Vikt
240 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
3:B&W 7.5 x 9.25 in or 235 x 191 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780471211525

Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance

av Jim Haskins, Eleanora E Tate, Clinton Cox, Brenda Wilkinson
Häftad,  Engelska, 2002-09-01
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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the fabulous Harlem Renaissance: louis "satchmo" armstrong eubie blake thomas andrew dorsey w. e. b. du bois duke ellington james reese europe jessie redmon fauset marcus garvey w. c. handy fletcher henderson langston hughes zora neale hurston hall johnson henry johnson oscar micheaux philip payton jr. gertrude "ma" rainey paul robeson augusta savage noble sissle bessie smith james van der zee dorothy west carter g. woodson "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid." -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine "Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work." -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books "Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history." -Booklist "The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies." -Horn Book
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Black Stars biographies are written by leading African American children s book writers. JIM HASKINS has written more than 100 nonfiction books for young readers. A professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Haskins has won numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children s Book Guild Award, the Carter G. Woodson Award, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.

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Acknowledgments v Introduction 1 W. E. B. Du Bois 5 W. C. Handy 13 Philip A. Payton Jr. 19 Jessie Redmon Fauset 23 Bubie Blake and Noble Sissle 28 Oscar Micheaux 34 Gertrude "Ma" Rainey 39 James Van Der Zee 43 Marcus Garvey 48 Francis Hall Johnson 54 Zora Neale Hurston 59 Augusta Savage 65 Bessie Smith 70 Paul Robeson 73 Duke Ellington 80 Thomas Andrew Dorsey 86 Louis Armstrong 91 Langston Hughes 95 Dorothy West 102 Chronology 107 Notes 109 Bibliography 112 Picture Credits 115 Author Credits 116 Index 117

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