The Biographical Dictionary of African Americans

by Philip Koslow, Rachel Kranz, Philip J. Koslow

Book Overview

Since their first arrival in the New World, the experiences of individual ethnic groups have often been lost in the larger story of American history. Using a wide arrangement of visual tools, these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816039046
• ISBN13: 9780816039043
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12

Customer Reviews

THIS ONE IS FOR THE AGES

Jonathan Anderson Wednesday, April 13, 2005 Afternoon Reading Lab The Biographical Dictionary of African-americans is about African americans that became famous celebrities off of their hard work and achieved success. This book talks about great successors like Michael Jackson, Oprhrah Winfrey, O. J. Simpson, Malcolm, Martin Luther King JR. etc...Our great achievers aren't always white, there are also African Americans who kept going till they reached their dreams. The achiever in this book I think has a strong character is Martin Luther King JR. He is 5'11'', brown eyes, brown skin, black hair 160pounds, and has plump cheeks. He is non-violent because when he was doing marches all over the south, white people threw rocks at him and he kept going like nothing was wrong. He is faithful because he started to try to get to get equal rights for black people and didn't'[stop till he got it. The government ruled that blacks could sit wherever they wanted on the bus.I would rate this book 1-5 with 5 being the highest I rate it a 5. I rated this book 5 stars, because this book gives me a clear understanding on great African Americans. Some of my favorite heroes were written about inside of this book to show me the way of a true man. The book basically tells you about all black succeeding celeberties.