| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
243 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
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age Age: Preteens lcdgt |
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edu Educational level: Middle school students lcdgt |
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edu Educational level: School children lcdgt |
| Awards |
Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book, 2013 |
| Note |
Includes filmography, page 238. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, pages 236-238, and index. |
| Contents |
Benjamin Banneker : Surveyor of the Sky -- Frederick Douglass : Capital Orator -- Booker T. Washington : Polished Pioneer -- W.E.B. DuBois : Erudite Educator -- A. Philip Randolph : Always Striding Ahead -- Thurgood Marshall : Mr. Civil Rights -- Jackie Robinson : Game-Changer -- Malcolm X : Spark-Light -- Martin Luther King, Jr. : Nonviolent Visionary -- Barack H. Obama II : Holding on to Hope -- Time line. |
| Summary |
Presents the stories of ten African-American men from different eras in American history, organized chronologically to provide a scope from slavery to the modern day. |
| Awards |
Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2013. |
| Audience |
Middle School. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.5 12.0 155785. |
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Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 7.5 12 SD Quiz 155785 English non-fiction. |
| Subject |
Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806 -- Juvenile literature.
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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Juvenile literature.
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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 -- Juvenile literature.
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Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 -- Juvenile literature.
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Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979 -- Juvenile literature.
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Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 -- Juvenile literature.
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile literature.
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X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Juvenile literature.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Juvenile literature.
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Obama, Barack -- Juvenile literature.
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Banneker, Benjamin.
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Douglass, Frederick.
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Washington, Booker T.
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Du Bois, W. E. B.
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Randolph, A. Philip.
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Marshall, Thurgood.
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Robinson, Jackie.
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X, Malcolm.
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King, Martin Luther.
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Obama, Barack.
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Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806. (OCoLC)fst00007218
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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. (OCoLC)fst00049680
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Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. (OCoLC)fst00053661
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. (OCoLC)fst00040023
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Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993. (OCoLC)fst00013977
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Obama, Barack. (OCoLC)fst00348231
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Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979. (OCoLC)fst01716744
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. (OCoLC)fst00046870
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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. (OCoLC)fst00037174
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X, Malcolm, 1925-1965. (OCoLC)fst00047747
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African American men -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Social change -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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African American men -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Biography.
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Social change -- United States -- History.
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African American men -- BiographyJuvenile literature.
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African Americans -- BiographyJuvenile literature.
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Social change -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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African American men. (OCoLC)fst00799236
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Social change. (OCoLC)fst01122310
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Biography. -- African American men.
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Biography. -- African Americans.
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Social change -- United States. -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Coretta Scott King Award (Author): Winner -- 2013.
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 2012.
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Biographies -- 2012.
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Biographies.
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Literature.
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| Added Author |
Pinkney, J. Brian, illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Hand in hand. New York : Disney/Jump at the Sun, ©2012 9781423142577 (DLC) 2011051348 (OCoLC)769289596 |
| ISBN |
9781423142577 (hardback) |
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1423142578 (hardback) |
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9780605711273 (permabound) |
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0605711275 (permabound) |
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9781423183037 |
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1423183037 |
