Black Biographies Located at Koenig 921 REEVES Bad news for outlaws: the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal Nelson, Vaunda 921 WAS Booker T. Washington Gleiter, Jan, Thompson, Kathleen. Whipple, Rick, Tells of the role of Booker T. Washington in American history. 921 SMI Emmitt Smith, NFL super runner Gutman, Bill Biography of Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith, from his childhood to his later success playing football. 921 TUB Harriet Tubman Gayle, Sharon Marshall, FeliciaContains a brief, narrative biography of Harriet Tubman, in simple text with illustrations, from her birth into slavery, through her daring escape to freedom in the north, to her efforts during the Civil War to free other slaves through the establishment of the Underground Railroad.
921 PAR I am Rosa Parks Parks, Rosa Haskins, James, The black woman whose acts of civil disobedience led to the 1956 Supreme Court order to desegregate buses in Montgomery, Alabama, explains what she did and why. 921 KIN I've seen the promised land; the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Myers, Walter Dean, Jenkins, Leonard, Pictures and easy-to-read text introduce the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 921 WELLS Ida B. Wells, let the truth be told Myers, Walter Dean, Christensen, Bonnie, 921 PAR If a bus could talk : the story of Rosa Parks Ringgold, Faith A biography of the African-American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
921 JAC Jesse Jackson, I am somebody Simon, Charnan Follows the life and career of the African-American civil rights worker who has ran for the presidential nomination twice. 921 GRI Ken Griffey, Sr., and Ken Griffey, Jr.,father and son teammates Gutman, Bill A biography of the father and son whose professional baseball careers came together when they both played for the Seattle Mariners. 921 LOF Kenny Lofton, man of steal Stewart, Mark A biography of the base-stealing outfielder for the Atlanta Braves who has won four Golden Gloves in his first five seasons as a major league player. 921 JOH Larry Johnson, king of the court Gutman, Bill. A biography of basketball star Larry Johnson, from his days on the NCAA championship team of the University of Nevada, to his triumphs with the Charlotte Hornets.
921 TUB Learning about bravery from the life of Harriet Tubman Mosher, Kiki This book demonstrates how bravery enabled Harriet Tubman, a slave, to escape to freedom, and subsequently bring more than 300 other people out of bondage. 921 KIN Martin's big words, the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Rappaport, Doreen Collier, Brian, Looks at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, explaining his work to bring about a peaceful end to segregation. 921 JOR Michael Jordan, basketball to baseball and back Gutman, Bill. Examines the personal life and basketball career of the high-scoring player with the Chicago Bulls, who made a brief attempt to play minor league baseball in 1994. 921 ALI Muhammad Ali, the people's champion Myers, Walter Dean, Delinois, Alix, Examines the life and career of Muhammad Ali and discusses the time in which he lived as well as his advocacy of equal rights for African-Americans.
921 DOU A picture book of Frederick Douglass Byrd, Samuel, A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century. 921 TUB A picture book of Harriet Tubman Adler, David A Byrd, Samuel, Biography of the African-American woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. 921 ROB A picture book of Jackie Robinson Casilla, Robert, A biography of the first African-American player in the major leagues, who was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1962. 921 OWE A picture book of Jesse Owens Casilla, Robert A simple biography of the noted African-American track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
921 KIN A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr. Casilla, Robert A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights. 921 PAR A picture book of Rosa Parks Adler, David Casilla, Robert A biography of the Alabama African-American woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement. 921 TRU A picture book of Sojourner Truth An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African-Americans in the United States. 921 MAR A picture book of Thurgood Marshall Adler, David Casilla, Robert, Follows the life of the first African-American to serve as a judge on the United States Supreme Court.
921 WHI Reggie White, star defensive lineman Gutman, Bill The story of the all-pro defensive end Reggie White. 921 ONE Shaquille O'Neal, basketball sensation Gutman, Bill The story of basketball's superstar center Shaquille O'Neal. 921 BRI The story of Ruby Bridges Coles, Robert Ford, George Cephas, For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. 921 Johnson A strong right arm : the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson Green, Michelle The story of Mamie Johnson, one of the first of three women to play in the Negro Baseball Leagues.
921 COL Talkin' about Bessie : the story of aviator Elizabeth Coleman Grimes, Nikki Lewis, Earl B., A biography of the woman who became the first licensed African American pilot. 921 TUB Who was Harriet Tubman? McDonough, Yona Harrison, Nancy A biography of the ninteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad. 921 RUD Wilma unlimited, how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman Krull, Kathleen A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympic. 921 JAC Young Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame champion Woods, Andrew A biography of the Yankee batter who broke Babe Ruth's record by hitting three home runs in a row in the 1977 World Series.