Profiles of Great African Americans (SIGNED)

Smallwood, David; West, Stan; Keyes, Allison

ISBN 10: 0785319832 / ISBN 13: 9780785319832

Published by Publications International, 1996

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SIGNED by Stan West. 216 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Tight, clean and crisp. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. An excellent copy protected in a new Mylar cover.; 4to.; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 08295

Bibliographic Details

Title: Profiles of Great African Americans (SIGNED)

Publisher: Publications International

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Meet Harriet Tubman, the "Black Moses," who escaped to freedom but returned to the South to rescue her family and conduct more than 300 slaves to safety on the Underground Railroad. Meet George Washington Carver, the young slave boy traded for a horse who became one of the most important agricultural scientists in America whose uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes helped save the economy of the South. Meet Paul Robeson—outstanding athlete, lawyer, Broadway performer, and human rights activist—who led four amazing lives in one

The history of African Americans is an integral part of American history and inspiration to everyone to think big. Two hundred pages tell the tales of courageous and talented people who broke down barriers and achieved greatness, sometimes against tremendous odds. They blazed trails, challenged the myths about inferiority, and rewrote history. These profiles tell their stories of persistence, hope, and triumph.