Coretta Scott King: Civil Rights Activist (Black Americans of Achievement)

Rhodes, Lisa Renee; Gelfand, Dale Evva

ISBN 10: 0791082512 ISBN 13: 9780791082515

Publisher: Chelsea House Pub, 2005

Synopsis

A critically acclaimed biography series of history's most notable African Americans includes straightforward and objective writing combined with important memorabilia and photographs.

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About the Author

<span>Author Dale Evva Gelfand taught herself to read at the tender age of three. Clearly she was destined to be a wordsmith--and for some 30 years she has been happily plying her craft as a writer and a freelance book editor. On the writing side, she has authored YA books--biographies (ranging from historical legends to pop culture icons) and history--as well as a number of publications about creating and preserving wildlife habitat that all speak to her affinity for nature. She was also a contributing writer to several health-related reference books. As an editor, she has worked with major publishing houses on virtually every genre imaginable, from romances and Edgar Award-winning mysteries to cookbooks and guidebooks. When not reading pretty much anything she can get her hands on--especially of the history and arts variety--she can be found tending her gardens, hiking the woods with her lovable mutt (who co-exists with her two lovable cats far better than they co-exist with one another), and photographing the world around the upstate New York home that she shares with her significant other.</span>

Reviews

Grade 7 Up–These updated editions have new information boxes, more attractive covers, enhanced photographs, and referrals to Web sites that provide further information. By necessity, Rhodes emphasizes King's life as the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. While this aspect of her life is important, even critical, she is much more than the spouse of a Civil Rights icon. The format change creates a more humanized portrait of a woman whose public persona is one of faithful wife and keeper of the flame. Rummel explores Hughes's development as a poet, his maturation as a social critic, and his constant struggle to earn a living through his art. Photographs help readers better place the narrative in the social and cultural times in which he lived. If the book has a fault, it may be the portrayal of Hughes as a perpetual optimist, when, in fact, he seemed to have constantly been on the verge of abject poverty. There is no mention of his homosexuality. Both books should be solid additions to most collections.–Carol Jones Collins, Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ
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Edition details

• Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791082512
• ISBN 13: 9780791082515
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136