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Language
English
Description
Describes his personal experience of having to work to rise up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton Institute, to his work establishing vocational schools--most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama--to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, marketable skills and work to pull themselves, as a race, up by the bootstraps....
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
Briefly explores the life of African American educator and leader Booker T. Washington and his work with the Tuskegee Institute. Includes a timeline and glossary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Presents three viewpoints on the U.S. homefront during World War II, including a female bomber plant worker, an African American grocery clerk, and a Japanese American. Includes photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
Author
Series
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
x, 422 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nearly every American can cite at least one of the accomplishments of George Washington Carver. The many tributes honoring his contributions to scientific advancement and black history include a national monument bearing his name, a U.S.-minted coin featuring his likeness, and induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Born into slavery, Carver earned a master's degree at Iowa State Agricultural College and went on to become that university's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
NC 1120L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American flying unit in the US military, were some of the most decorated servicemen of the Army Air Forces during World War II. Trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, these courageous men flew more than 1,500 missions. This stirring book describes the fight to allow African Americans to serve as pilots, the training the men received, and some of the most exciting missions and sorties the unit faced. Not only...