Jim Haskins 
Black Stars of Civil War Times 

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE

Discover why young people all over the country are reading the
Black Stars biographies of African American heroes.

Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men
and women during the Civil War and Reconstruction:

dr. alexander t. augusta

thomas ‘blind tom’ greene bethune

james bland

senator blanche kelso bruce

francis louis cardozo

major martin robison delany

frederick douglass

sarah mapps douglass

sergeant major christian a. fleetwood

charlotte forten grimke

frances e. w. harper

elizabeth keckley

elijah mccoy

john p. parker

governor pinckney benton stewart pinchback

dr. charles burleigh purvis

congressman robert smalls

sojourner truth

harriet tubman

lieutenant peter vogelsang

booker t. washington

sergeant george washington williams

granville t. woods

‘The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that
would have really captivated me as a kid.’

-Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine

‘Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity
and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work.’

-Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s
Books

‘Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the
enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are
familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their
rightful place in history.’

-Booklist

‘The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off
point for deeper studies.’

-Horn Book

Table of Content

Introduction.

Sojourner Truth.

Sarah Mapps Douglass.

Major Martin Robison Delany.

Lieutenant Peter Vogelsang.

Elizabeth Keckley.

Frederick Douglass.

Harriet Tubman.

Frances E. W. Harper.

Dr. Alexander T. Augusta.

John P. Parker.

Francis Louis Cardozo.

Governor Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback.

Charlotte Forten Grimke.

Congressman Robert Smalls.

Sergeant Major Christian A. Fleetwood.

Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce.

Dr. Charles Burleigh Purvis.

Elijah Mc Coy.

Thomas ‘Blind Tom’ Greene Bethune.

Sergeant George Washington Williams.

James Bland.

Granville T. Woods.

Booker T. Washington.

Chronology.

Notes.

Picture Credits.

Author Credits.

Index.

About the author

Black Stars biographies are written by leading African American children’s book writers.
General Editor Jim Haskins has written more than 100 nonfiction books for young readers. A professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Haskins has won numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children’s Book Guild Award, the Carter G. Woodson Award, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.