Title: Black stars of colonial and revolutionary times
First published: 2002
Description: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE    Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the Colonial and Revolutionary War era:    richard allen  crispus attucks  benjamin banneker  daniel coker  paul cuffe  austin dabney  james durham  estevanico  catherine ferguson  james forten  lemuel haynes  anthony johnson  "free frank" mcworter  marie therese metoyer  jean baptiste point du sable  deborah sampson  peter salem  pierre toussaint    "The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."  -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine    "Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."  -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books    "Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."  -Booklist    "The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies."  -Horn Book
Subjects: Biography, History, African Americans, Juvenile literature, Juvenile Nonfiction, Multi-Cultural, Nonfiction, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, African americans, biography, Education, social sciences, u.s. history, Noirs américains, Biographies, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Histoire, JUVENILE NONFICTION, Biography & Autobiography, Science & Technology, Cultural Heritage
Places: United States
Time periods: Revolution, 1775-1783, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
LC classification: E185.96 .H354 1992