Black Profiles in Courage
Black Profiles in Courage : A Legacy of African-American Achievement Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Alan Steinberg,
Publisher: Perennial
ISBN: 0380813416
Edition: Paperback; 2000-09-01
Summary:
In this ideal introduction to black history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
examines the lives of heroic African Americans and offers their
stories as inspiring examples for young people, who too rarely
encounter positive black role models in history books or in the
media.Profiled here are Peter Salem, the volunteer soldier who turned
the tide at Bunker Hill; Joseph Cinque, leader of a daring revolt on
the slave ship Amistad; Frederick Douglass, self-taught writer-orator
and escaped slave who forced President Lincoln to issue the
Emancipation Proclamation years ahead of schedule; Harriet Tubman,
who led at least three hundred slaves to freedom; Lewis Latimer,
whose scientific work was integral to the achievements of Bell and
Edison; and many more.Shining a bright light on the touchstones of
character, these exemplary stories reemphasize the integral role of
African Americans in weaving the fabric of our nation and form an
empowering legacy from which Americans of all ages can draw
inspiration, wisdom, and pride.
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