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166 pp.
| Wiley |
January, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-471-17580-3$$22.95
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YABlack Stars series.
Each book contains over twenty short, cogently written biographies of trailblazing African Americans, from James Durham, the first black doctor in the United States, to Surgeon General David Satcher, and from Phillis Wheatley, the earliest published African-American poet, to novelist Terry McMillan. A black-and-white photo or drawing of each subject is provided when one exists. Time lines are included. Bib., ind.