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The fierce 44 : black Americans who shook up the world  Cover Image Book Book

The fierce 44 : black Americans who shook up the world / written by the staff of The Undefeated ; portraits by Robert Ball ; edited by Stephen Reiss ; preface by Kevin Merida ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The Staff of The Undefeated (Author). Reiss, Stephen, 1957- (editor.). Ball, Robert, 1973- (illustrator.). Merida, Kevin,: (writer of preface.). Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.,: (writer of foreword.). Undefeated (Website),: (issuing body.).

Summary:

"A dynamic and hip collective biography that presents 44 of America's greatest movers and shakers from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama, written by ESPN's TheUndefeated.com and illustrated with dazzling portraits by Rob Ball." --Provided by publisher Meet forty-four of America’s most impressive heroes in this collective biography of African American figures authored by the team at ESPN’s TheUndefeated.com. From visionaries to entrepreneurs, athletes to activists, the Fierce 44 are beacons of brilliance, perseverance, and excellence. Each short biography is accompanied by a compelling portrait by Robert Ball, whose bright, graphic art pops off the page. Bringing household names like Serena Williams and Harriet Tubman together with lesser-known but highly deserving figures such as Robert Abbott and Dr. Charles Drew, this collection is a celebration of all that African Americans have achieved, despite everything they have had to overcome.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781328940629
  • ISBN: 1328940624
  • Physical Description: 94 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Robert Abbott -- Alvin Ailey -- Muhammad Ali -- Richard Allen -- Maya Angelou -- Ella Baker -- James Baldwin -- Jean-Michel Basquiat -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Simone Biles -- Shirley Chisholm -- Benjamin O. Davis Sr. -- Frederick Douglass -- Charles Drew -- W.E.B. Du Bois -- Duke Ellington -- Aretha Franklin -- Jimi Hendrix -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jesse Jackson -- Jay-Z -- Katherine Johnson -- Quincy Jones -- Michael Jordan -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Henrietta Lacks -- Malcolm X -- Thurgood Marshall -- Toni Morrison -- Barack Obama -- Jesse Owens -- Gordon Parks -- Sidney Poitier -- Richard Pryor -- Jackie Robinson -- Sojourner Truth -- Harriet Tubman -- Madam C.J. Walker -- Booker T. Washington -- Ida B. Wells -- Serena Williams -- August Wilson -- Oprah Winfrey -- Stevie Wonder.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-12.
Subject: African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Acheivements
United States > History.
Genre: Juvenile works.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.

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5050 . ‡aRobert Abbott -- Alvin Ailey -- Muhammad Ali -- Richard Allen -- Maya Angelou -- Ella Baker -- James Baldwin -- Jean-Michel Basquiat -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Simone Biles -- Shirley Chisholm -- Benjamin O. Davis Sr. -- Frederick Douglass -- Charles Drew -- W.E.B. Du Bois -- Duke Ellington -- Aretha Franklin -- Jimi Hendrix -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Jesse Jackson -- Jay-Z -- Katherine Johnson -- Quincy Jones -- Michael Jordan -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Henrietta Lacks -- Malcolm X -- Thurgood Marshall -- Toni Morrison -- Barack Obama -- Jesse Owens -- Gordon Parks -- Sidney Poitier -- Richard Pryor -- Jackie Robinson -- Sojourner Truth -- Harriet Tubman -- Madam C.J. Walker -- Booker T. Washington -- Ida B. Wells -- Serena Williams -- August Wilson -- Oprah Winfrey -- Stevie Wonder.
520 . ‡a"A dynamic and hip collective biography that presents 44 of America's greatest movers and shakers from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama, written by ESPN's TheUndefeated.com and illustrated with dazzling portraits by Rob Ball." ‡c--Provided by publisher Meet forty-four of America’s most impressive heroes in this collective biography of African American figures authored by the team at ESPN’s TheUndefeated.com. From visionaries to entrepreneurs, athletes to activists, the Fierce 44 are beacons of brilliance, perseverance, and excellence. Each short biography is accompanied by a compelling portrait by Robert Ball, whose bright, graphic art pops off the page. Bringing household names like Serena Williams and Harriet Tubman together with lesser-known but highly deserving figures such as Robert Abbott and Dr. Charles Drew, this collection is a celebration of all that African Americans have achieved, despite everything they have had to overcome.
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7001 . ‡aGates, Henry Louis, ‡cJr.,: ‡ewriter of foreword.
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