Contemporary achievements
By: by Rebecca Szulhan.
Series: African american history
Publisher: Weigl Publisher
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781590368848; 9781590368855
Subjects: African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American celebrities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- History -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Biography; Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Gwendolyn Brooks wins the Pulitzer Prize; title: Lorraine Hansberry writes A raisin in the sun; title: Jackie Robinson is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; title: Sidney Poitier wins best actor Academy Award; title: Thurgood Marshall becomes the first American justice of the Supreme Court; title: Robert H. Lawrence is the first African American astronaut; title: Key figures of the civil rights movement; title: Stevie Wonder wins Grammy for best album of the year; title: Patricia Roberts Harris appointed to presidential cabinet; title: Andrew Jackson Young appointed U.S. ambassador to the U.N; title: Guion S. Bluford reaches space; title: Michael Jordan joins the Chicago Bulls; title: The Oprah Winfrey show debuts; title: Mae C. Jemison reaches space; title: Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize in literature; title: The Gee's Bend Quilters collective is formed; title: Condoleezza Rice becomes Secretary of State; title: Barack Obama runs for president; title: Conclusion; title: Contemporary African American achievements timeline; title: Activity; title: Test your knowledge.