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1) Ray Charles
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Series
Language
English
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Description
A biography of the Black musician who became famous despite his blindness.
3) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the black woman sometimes known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement for her part in precipitating the Montgomery bus boycott.
4) Malcolm X
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Relates briefly the rise of a convict through self-education and love of his black brothers to become a leader of the black people of the United States.
7) Charles Drew
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1970]
Language
English
Description
An easy-to-read biography of the Negro physician who pioneered blood preservation and plasma transfusions in the United States and became the first director of the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
9) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1970]
Language
English
Description
An easy-to-read biography of the Mexican-American who led the nation-wide boycott of grapes as part of his movement to organize and help farm laborers in the United States.
10) Paul Robeson
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1975]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the black man who became a famous singer, actor, and spokesman for equal rights for his people.
11) Jesse Owens
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1973]
Language
English
Description
An easy-to-read biography of the black athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.
13) Marian Anderson
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1972]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Negro concert artist who ultimately triumphed in her struggle for recognition.
15) Fannie Lou Hamer
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1972.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of one of the first black organizers of voter registration in Mississippi.
16) Maria Tallchief
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1970]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Osage Indian girl from Oklahoma who became one of America's greatest ballerinas.
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