Contemporary achievements
"Celebrates contemporary achievements of African Americans from the 1950s to the 2010s in all aspects of American culture, including the arts, sports, politics, and the sciences. Intended for fifth to eighth grade students"--Provided by publisher.
Rising above
The 1950s
Lorraine Hansberry
The 1960s
Poitier wins Academy Award
Justice of the Supreme Court
First African American astronaut
The civil rights movement
The 1970s
Patricia Harris
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
The 1980s
Jordan joins the Chicago Bulls
The Oprah Winfrey show debuts
The 1990s and beyond
Toni Morrison wins Nobel Prize
Rice becomes Secretary of state
Barack Obama runs for President
Continued success.
The 1950s
Lorraine Hansberry
The 1960s
Poitier wins Academy Award
Justice of the Supreme Court
First African American astronaut
The civil rights movement
The 1970s
Patricia Harris
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
The 1980s
Jordan joins the Chicago Bulls
The Oprah Winfrey show debuts
The 1990s and beyond
Toni Morrison wins Nobel Prize
Rice becomes Secretary of state
Barack Obama runs for President
Continued success.
Item details
- ISBN: 1621271986 (softcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781621271987 (softcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1621271927 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781621271925 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : AV2 by Weigl, 2013.
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Rising above The 1950s Lorraine Hansberry The 1960s Poitier wins Academy Award Justice of the Supreme Court First African American astronaut The civil rights movement The 1970s Patricia Harris U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. The 1980s Jordan joins the Chicago Bulls The Oprah Winfrey show debuts The 1990s and beyond Toni Morrison wins Nobel Prize Rice becomes Secretary of state Barack Obama runs for President Continued success. |
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