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Little legends : exceptional men in black history  Cover Image Book Book

Little legends : exceptional men in black history

Harrison, Vashti (author.).

Summary: An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, musician Prince, photographer Gordon Parks, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin. The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316475143 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: print
    86 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: Benjamin Banneker -- James Armistead Lafayette -- Frederick Douglass -- Bass Reeves -- Robert Smalls -- Charles Henry Turner -- Arturo Schomburg -- Garrett Morgan -- Marshall "Major" Taylor -- Harold Moody -- Oscar Micheaux -- Paul Robeson -- Aaron Douglas -- Louis Armstrong -- Langston Hughes -- Charles R. Drew -- John Robinson -- Thurgood Marshall -- Gordon Parks -- Jacob Lawrence -- Ousmane Sembène -- James Baldwin -- Harry Belafonte -- Alvin Ailey -- Bill Russell -- Eddie Mabo -- Paul Stephenson -- John Lewis -- Arthur Ashe -- André Leon Talley -- Prince -- Chuck D. -- Dwayne McDuffie -- Leland Melvin -- Sir David Adjaye -- More little legends.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Subject: African American men -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genre: Biographies.
Topic Heading: 'SLIDE' > KDPL
BLM
Black lives matter
BIPOC
Black, Indigenous and people of color

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Fort St. John Public Library J 305.388 HAR (Text) 35211000395485 JUNIOR Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
Kaslo and District Public Library J B HAR (Text) 35134000460705 Juvenile Biography Volume hold Available -
Terrace Public Library J 305.38 HAR (Text) 35151001108166 Junior Non-fiction Volume hold Available -
McBride j Bio/Col Har (Text) 35191000352563 Junior Biography Volume hold Available -

Summary: An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, musician Prince, photographer Gordon Parks, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin. The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.

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