num_pages: 224
description: From Dr. Charles Drew, the man who invented a technique for storing blood plasma, to Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to start her own business and earn a million dollars, award-winning author Jim Haskins tells the stories of twelve black Americans who had the courage to follow their dreams.Crispus AttucksMadame C.J. WalkerMatthew HensonMarian AndersonRalph BuncheCharles R. DrewRomare BeardenFannie Lou HamerEddie RobinsonShirley ChisolmMalcolm XRonald McNair
language: English
title: One More River to Cross: The Stories of Twelve Black Americans
titlecomplete: One More River to Cross: The Stories of Twelve Black Americans
genres: Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 48
series: Scholastic Biography
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks