Great Black Heroes: Five Bold Freedom Fighters (Level 4)

by Wade Hudson

Book Overview

An easy-to-read collection of brief biographies of five Black freedom fighters: Richard Allen, Harriet Tubman, Mary Church Terrell, Medgar Evers, and Fannie Lou Hamer.This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives of Richard Allen, one of the founders of the Free African Society, the first formally organized African American group in the United States; Harriet Tubman, a major conductor of the Underground Railroad; Mary Church Terrell, a founding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059048026X
• ISBN13: 9780590480260
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Cartwheel Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

Better than average biography

As a 6th grade teacher in a multicultural classroom, I am always searching for good multicultural literature for my students. This book is excellent because it covers some African-American leaders about whom we read or hear very little (Richard Allen and Fannie Lou Hamer). The reason I only rate it as better than average is because the biographies discuss only the positive in these peoples' characters and personalities -- never anything negative. My students need to see real people...not superhumans who never make mistakes!