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136 pp.
| Chelsea
| March, 2005
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-8251-2$23.95
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PaperISBN 0-7910-8371-3$9.95 New ed. (1998)
(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.
143 pp.
| Chelsea
| January, 1998
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-4690-7
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PaperISBN 0-7910-4691-5
(3)
4-6
Black Americans of Achievement series.
Rhodes describes the major events in Coretta Scott King's early life that provided her with the quiet strength that would serve her well through the civil rights movement, her husband's assassination, and her life as a widow and activist. The text details her leadership in areas of peace and nuclear disarmament, presenting her as more than an appendage of her legendary husband. Photos and a chronology are included. Bib., ind.