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The words of African-American heroes / selected and with an introduction by Clara Villarosa.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Newmarket "Words of" seriesPublisher: New York : Newmarket Press, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: x, 149 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781557049452
  • 1557049459
  • 9781557049469
  • 1557049467
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Sparking the imagination : creativity and art -- The ties that bind : branches and leaves of the family tree -- Movers and shakers : leaders and heroes -- And still I rise : overcoming obstacles -- Dare to dream : faith, hope, and inspiration -- Guiding our youth : teaching life lessons -- Honoring our heritage : words of wisdom.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 081.0899 W924 Available 33111010578256
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Celebrating notable African Americans, this inspirational and thoughtprovoking collection of quotations covers a wide range of African-American heroes, from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall to Jackie Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald to Harriet Tubman, Toni Morrison to Jesse Owens, George Washington Carver to Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks to Barack Obama, from profound historical figures to more current, popular ones, such as Oprah Winfrey, Nikki Giovanni, Spike Lee, and Snoop Dogg.

Organized thematically, the selections explore key topics such as overcoming obstacles, teaching life lessons, and nurturing creativity. The book features more than 350 quotations memorializing the wisdom and strength of 200 notable African-American heroes. The sources for the quotations and an instructive biographical section are included as well.

Includes index.

Sparking the imagination : creativity and art -- The ties that bind : branches and leaves of the family tree -- Movers and shakers : leaders and heroes -- And still I rise : overcoming obstacles -- Dare to dream : faith, hope, and inspiration -- Guiding our youth : teaching life lessons -- Honoring our heritage : words of wisdom.

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