13 Ebooks de Fredrick McKissack
Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Booker T. Washington
With skills like farming, carpentry, and sewing, Booker T. Washington believed that blacks could find acceptance in the racist white society of the late 1880s. His school became a leading educator of …
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Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson, born just ten years after the Civil War ended, grew up in the lingering shadow of slavery. Woodson became a scholar dedicated to learning, teaching, and writing about the history …
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Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Frederick Douglass
Despite being a slave, Frederick Douglass learned to read and write. At age 21, he escaped from slavery and created a new life for himself as a free man. Intelligent and charismatic, Douglass became …
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Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver spent his life asking questions and looking for the answers. He gained a reputation as the farmers’ best friend after teaching about crop rotation. He told farmers to grow …
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Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Ida B. Wells-Barnett rose from her roots in slavery to become an outspoken voice for her people. She was an important and influential journalist at a time in history when few women had careers. Using …
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Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Jesse Owens
"I always loved running, " said Jesse Owens, who as a boy could outrun all his playmates. When he competed in the Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, people used words like …
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Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Louis Armstrong
"Music has been in my blood from the day I was born, " said Louis Armstrong. He rose from a troubled childhood and a life of poverty to set the music world on fire. Armstrong’s lively …
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Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Madam C.J. Walker
"Don’t wait for opportunities to come…get up and make them, " said Madam C. J. Walker. She rose from laundry woman to become America’s first black woman millionaire. Born in poverty, …
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€31.38
Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson, with the power of her magnificent voice, triumphed over the racial barriers of her time. In a career that spanned four decades, she lifted herself out of poverty to become a …
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Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Mc Kissacks offer an easy-to-read journey through King’s life, as he brought people together to fight without violence for equality. Readers will gain an understanding of the civil rights …
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€31.65
Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Mary McLeod Bethune
After having a book snatched from her little hand, Mary Mc Leod, the child of former slaves, resolved to learn to read. Many years later, with 1.50 in her pocket, Mary Mc Leod Bethune set out to make …
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Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack: Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson proved his prowess on the football field and excelled in college and law school in an era that offered few opportunities to African Americans. He won international acclaim as a singer …
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