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The Life of Carter G. Woodson by Robert F. Durden
epub |eng | 2014-03-14 | Author:Robert F. Durden [Durden, Robert F.]

Chapter 7 AT THE PEAK OF HIS CAREER By the time Woodson received the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal in 1926, his own scholarly achievements were impressive. He had written or compiled ...
( Category: Biographies March 25,2020 )
Windows into My World by Sarah Cortez
epub |eng | 2013-03-14 | Author:Sarah Cortez

Unforgettable Friend Flor Lopez “JUST A BOY, just an ordinary boy trying to get by . . . ” I sang the lyrics of the song in front of the ...
( Category: Hispanic & Latino March 25,2020 )
Eminem by Jeff Burlingame
epub |eng | 2014-03-14 | Author:Jeff Burlingame [Burlingame, Jeff]

Image Credits: ©AP Images/Rob Widdis When Eminem first signed with Dr. Dre, he wanted to give off the look of a real “bad boy” to go along with the theme ...
( Category: Biographies March 25,2020 )
Inspiring African-American Civil Rights Leaders by Stephen Feinstein
epub |eng | 2013-03-14 | Author:Stephen Feinstein [Feinstein, Stephen]

Malcolm, one of life’s first needs is for us to be realistic.…A lawyer—that’s no realistic goal for a nigger. You need to think about something you can be. You’re good ...
( Category: Politics & Government March 25,2020 )
Apache Chief Geronimo by William R. Sanford
epub |eng | 2013-03-14 | Author:William R. Sanford [Sanford, William R.]

Image Credit: National Archives The San Carlos reservation in central Arizona. It was an ugly place, located on a gravelly plain. On April 22, 1877, Geronimo’s band camped outside Warm ...
( Category: Biographies March 25,2020 )
Toni Morrison by Barbara Kramer
epub |eng | 2013-03-14 | Author:Barbara Kramer [Kramer, Barbara]

… Tar Baby keeps you turning pages … a melodrama full of sex, violence, myth, wit, wry wisdom and the extraordinary sense of place that distinguishes all Morrison’s writing, it ...
( Category: Biographies March 25,2020 )
A World of Her Own by Michael Elsohn Ross
epub |eng | 2014-03-14 | Author:Michael Elsohn Ross

Kay relaxing during a break from bad weather. Courtesy of Kay Cottee At the start of April, as the First Lady neared Cape Horn at the southern tip of Africa, ...
( Category: Children's Women Biographies March 25,2020 )
Growing Up in Slavery by Yuval Taylor
epub |eng | 2005-03-14 | Author:Yuval Taylor

When I went to the house, my wounds had dried and I was in an agony of pain. My mistress told the servant girl, Rachel, to help me off with ...
( Category: Biographies March 25,2020 )
Kanye West by Jeff Burlingame
epub |eng | 2014-03-14 | Author:Jeff Burlingame [Burlingame, Jeff]

Image Credits: ©AP Images/Damian Dovarganes After The College Dropout became the hottest album out, Kanye’s fan base exploded. He was now one of the top artists in the world. Image ...
( Category: Biographies March 25,2020 )
Oprah Winfrey by Robin Westen
epub |eng | 2013-03-14 | Author:Robin Westen [Westen, Robin]

The Pulitzer Prize Every year since 1917, the Pulitzer Prize has been awarded for extraordinary contributions in arts and letters and journalism. A special board decides who will receive the ...
( Category: Biographies March 24,2020 )
The Life of Benjamin Banneker by Laura Baskes Litwin
epub |eng | 2014-03-14 | Author:Laura Baskes Litwin [Litwin, Laura Baskes]

Chapter 6 ABOLITIONISTS IN ACTION When Benjamin Banneker wrote to Andrew Ellicott IV, seeking his assistance in promoting his ephemeris, some behind-the-scenes efforts were set in motion. Without Banneker’s knowledge, ...
( Category: Biographies March 24,2020 )
The Orlando Cepeda Story by Bruce Markusen
epub |eng | 2001-03-14 | Author:Bruce Markusen

Chapter Nine Trying to Repeat As well as Cepeda had played in 1967, it would be tough for him to match that performance in 1968. After a shaky start to ...
( Category: Biographies March 24,2020 )
World War II by Aaron Rosenberg
epub |eng | 2012-10-30 | Author:Aaron Rosenberg

Franklin and Eleanor with Anna, James, and Elliot NAVAL DUTY In 1908 Roosevelt accepted a job at the respected New York City Wall Street law firm Carter Ledyard & Milburn. ...
( Category: Biographies March 24,2020 )
Jay-Z by John Albert Torres
epub |eng | 2014-03-14 | Author:John Albert Torres [Torres, John Albert]

Chapter 5 Romance Jay-Z would regularly appear on pop star’s tracks and records. The reason this was done was to appeal to a wider audience. Rap music fans would like ...
( Category: Biographies March 24,2020 )
Tony Gwynn by Barry Bloom
epub |eng | 2010-12-31 | Author:Barry Bloom

Tony has won eight National League batting titles in his major-league career. (AP/Wide World Photos) What Charles Gwynn was telling his son that perhaps he should think about moving to ...
( Category: Baseball March 24,2020 )

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