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Author Szulhan, Rebecca.

Title Contemporary achievements / by Rebecca Szulhan.

Publication Info. New York : Weigl Publishers, [2009]
©2009

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J305.896 SZU    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 973.0496 SZU    Check Shelf
Description 48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Series African American history
African American history (Weigl Publishers)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Contents Gwendolyn Brooks wins the Pulitzer Prize -- Lorraine Hansberry writes A raisin in the sun -- Jackie Robinson is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame -- Sidney Poitier wins best actor Academy Award -- Thurgood Marshall becomes the first American justice of the Supreme Court -- Robert H. Lawrence is the first African American astronaut -- Key figures of the civil rights movement -- Stevie Wonder wins Grammy for best album of the year -- Patricia Roberts Harris appointed to presidential cabinet -- Andrew Jackson Young appointed U.S. ambassador to the U.N -- Guion S. Bluford reaches space -- Michael Jordan joins the Chicago Bulls -- The Oprah Winfrey show debuts -- Mae C. Jemison reaches space -- Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize in literature -- The Gee's Bend Quilters collective is formed -- Condoleezza Rice becomes Secretary of State -- Barack Obama runs for president -- Conclusion -- Contemporary African American achievements timeline -- Activity -- Test your knowledge.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.6 1.0 125548.
Subject African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American celebrities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- History -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9781590368848 hardcover : cover
1590368843 hardcover : cover
9781590368855 soft cover
1590368851 soft cover
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