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Jakoubek, Robert

Jesse Jackson: Civil Rights Leader and Politician

136 pp. | Chelsea | September, 2004 | Library ISBN 0-7910-8160-5 $23.95 | Paper ISBN 0-7910-8334-9 $9.95
New ed. (2002)
(3) YA Black Americans of Achievement series. Each updated biography raises awareness about the unique contributions of an African American, exploring significant events from the subject's childhood through his or her adulthood while successfully blending information about personal experiences and public achievements. Photographs feature extensive captions, and informative sidebars round out the biographical portraits. There are nine other new books in this series. Reading list, timeline. Ind. Review covers these Black Americans of Achievement titles: Jesse Jackson, Sojourner Truth, Coretta Scott King, Malcolm X, and Frederick Douglass.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

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