{"product_id":"black-stars-of-the-civil-rights-movement-9780471220688","title":"Black Stars of the Civil Rights Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jim Haskins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography - Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover 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 brave black men and women during the Civil Rights Movement: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLOUIS SATCHMO ARMSTRONG\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMARY MCLEOD BETHUNE\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN O. DAVIS JR.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eW. E. B. DU BOIS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLIEUTENANT HENRY O. FLIPPER\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMARCUS GARVEY\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMARTIN LUTHER KING JR.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTHURGOOD MARSHALL\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eROSA PARKS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eADAM CLAYTON POWELL JR.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePHILIP RANDOLPH\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePAUL ROBESON\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJACKIE ROBINSON\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBOOKER T. WASHINGTON\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIDA B. WELLS-BARNETT\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCARTER G. WOODSON\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWHITNEY M. YOUNG JR.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid.\u003cbr\u003e -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work.\u003cbr\u003e -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaskins 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.\u003cbr\u003e -Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies.\u003cbr\u003e -Horn Book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45113448595607,"sku":"9780471220688","price":1278.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780471220688.webp?v=1767268511","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/black-stars-of-the-civil-rights-movement-9780471220688","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}