Fact finders. Biographies. Great African Americans

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Charles Drew

pioneer in medicine
  • Salas, Laura Purdie
A biography of the pioneering African American doctor famous for his work with blood plasma.
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Malcolm X

force for change
  • Thoennes Keller, Kristin
2006
Describes the life, beliefs, and achievements of the controversial Black Muslim leader Malcolm X.

Benjamin Banneker

astronomer and mathematician
  • Lassieur, Allison
2006
A biography of the eighteenth-century African American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy.

Charles Drew

pioneer in medicine
  • Salas, Laura Purdie
2006
A biography of the pioneering African American doctor famous for his work with blood plasma.

Louis Armstrong

jazz legend
  • Raum, Elizabeth
2007
In introduction to the life of Louis Armstrong, the musician and singer who helped popularize jazz throughout the world.

Frederick Douglass

voice of freedom
  • Spengler, Kremena
2006
A biography of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave from Maryland who wrote his own autobiography and campaigned against slavery.
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