African American Heroes

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African American Almanac 2e African American Almanac: 400 Years of Black Excellence
by Lean'tin Bracks, PhD

Courage, resilience and triumph! Celebrating the African American experience, the extraordinary people, and their profound influence on American... Read More »

ISBN: 9781578597802
$36.95
Black Firsts 4e Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events
by Jessie Carney Smith, Ph.D.

Achievement, pride, and accomplishments. Change, progress, and pioneers. Hard-won victories. Barrier-breaking triumphs. Society-changing feats.... Read More »

ISBN: 9781578596881
$39.95
Black Heroes Black Heroes
by Jessie Carney Smith, Ph.D.

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress," wrote Frederick Douglass. "This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may... Read More »

ISBN: 9781578591367
$69.95
Freedom Facts and Firsts Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience
by Jessie Carney Smith, Ph.D. and Linda T Wynn

Spanning nearly 400 years from the early abolitionists to the present, this guide book profiles more than 400 people, places, and events that have... Read More »

ISBN: 9781578591923
$44.95
Handy African American The Handy African American History Answer Book
by Jessie Carney Smith, Ph.D.

A Celebration of Accomplishments Walking you through a rich but often overlooked part of American history, this compendium addresses the... Read More »

ISBN: 9781578594528
$44.95
Originals! Originals! Black Women Breaking Barriers
by Jessie Carney Smith, Ph.D.

Overlooked and underappreciated, African American women have long been relegated to a footnote in America history, but now they are at the forefront... Read More »

ISBN: 9781578597598
$19.95
Black Firsts 3e ISBN: 9781578593699
$34.95

Black First of the Day:

Who was the first known black to graduate from an American college?

  • By 1860 only about twenty-eight blacks had received baccalaureate degrees from American colleges.
  • He later taught.
  • He went on to become one of the first blacks elected to a state legislature.
  • He received a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College in Vermont.

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