Contemporary achievements
By: by  Rebecca Szulhan
Series: Black history
Publisher: AV2 by Weigl
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781621271925; 9781621271987
Subjects: African Americans; Juvenile literature; Biography; History
Description: "Celebrates contemporary achievements of African Americans from the 1950s to the 2010s in all aspects of American culture, including the arts, sports, politics, and the sciences. Intended for fifth to eighth grade students"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Rising above; title: The 1950s; title: Lorraine Hansberry; title: The 1960s; title: Poitier wins Academy Award; title: Justice of the Supreme Court; title: First African American astronaut; title: The civil rights movement; title: The 1970s; title: Patricia Harris; title: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.; title: The 1980s; title: Jordan joins the Chicago Bulls; title: The Oprah Winfrey show debuts; title: The 1990s and beyond; title: Toni Morrison wins Nobel Prize; title: Rice becomes Secretary of state; title: Barack Obama runs for President; title: Continued success.