Reaching for freedom: Paul Cuffe, Norbert Rillieux, Ira Aldridge, James McCune Smith.
Series: Firebird biographies; Firebird books
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Published: 1972
Place of publication: [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Cuffe, Paul, 1759-1817 -- Juvenile literature.; Rillieux, Norbert, 1806-1894 -- Juvenile literature.; Aldridge, Ira Frederick, d. 1867 -- Juvenile literature.; Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865 -- Juvenile literature.; Cuffe, Paul, 1759-1817.; Rillieux, Norbert, 1806-1894.; Aldridge, Ira Frederick, d. 1867.; Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865.; African Americans -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography.
Description: Short biographies of four men who overcame racial obstacles to become famous as a sea captain, an inventor, an actor, and a doctor.