Historically Black, American icons who attended HBCUs, Alonzo Vereen ; illustrated by Gordon Rowe
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Historically Black, American icons who attended HBCUs, Alonzo Vereen ; illustrated by Gordon Rowe
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Historically Black
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1322444949
Responsibility statement
Alonzo Vereen ; illustrated by Gordon Rowe
Sub title
American icons who attended HBCUs
Summary
"The ultimate celebration of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), this first-of-its-kind illustrated anthology is tailor-made for devoted alumni, aspiring applicants, recent graduates, and more"--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
The newly emancipated. Booker T. Washington ; James Weldon Johnson ; Choral ensembles ; Ida B. Wells-Barnett ; W.E.B. Du Bois ; The Divine Nine ; Mary McLeod Bethune ; Alice Dunbar-Nelson -- The new negroes. Zora Neale Hurston ; Howard Thurman ; Clubs and organizations ; Langston Hughes ; Thurgood Marshall ; Bayard Rustin ; The hidden figures: Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson -- The agitators. Leontyne Price ; Martin Luther King, Jr. ; Toni Morrison ; A brief history of students on HCBU campuses ; John Lewis ; Bob Hayes ; Collegiate sports ; Oprah Winfrey -- The hip hop generation. Kamala Harris ; Hakeem M. Oluseyi ; Taraji P. Henson ; Marching bands ; Erykah Badu ; Stacey Abrams ; Ta-Nehisi Coates -- The millennials. Chadwick Boseman ; Homecoming ; Hebru Brantley ; Ibram X. Kendi ; J.R. Smith ; Megan Thee Stallion ; Dance lines ; Mo'ne Davis -- Additional American icons
Target audience
adult
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