Jim Haskins & Eleanora E. Tate 
Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance 

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 great black men and women
during the fabulous Harlem Renaissance:

louis ‘satchmo’ armstrong

eubie blake

thomas andrew dorsey

w. e. b. du bois

duke ellington

james reese europe

jessie redmon fauset

marcus garvey

w. c. handy

fletcher henderson

langston hughes

zora neale hurston

hall johnson

henry johnson

oscar micheaux

philip payton jr.

gertrude ‘ma’ rainey

paul robeson

augusta savage

noble sissle

bessie smith

james van der zee

dorothy west

carter g. woodson

‘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

Содержание

Acknowledgments v

Introduction 1

W. E. B. Du Bois 5

W. C. Handy 13

Philip A. Payton Jr. 19

Jessie Redmon Fauset 23

Bubie Blake and Noble Sissle 28

Oscar Micheaux 34

Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey 39

James Van Der Zee 43

Marcus Garvey 48

Francis Hall Johnson 54

Zora Neale Hurston 59

Augusta Savage 65

Bessie Smith 70

Paul Robeson 73

Duke Ellington 80

Thomas Andrew Dorsey 86

Louis Armstrong 91

Langston Hughes 95

Dorothy West 102

Chronology 107

Notes 109

Bibliography 112

Picture Credits 115

Author Credits 116

Index 117

Об авторе

Black Stars biographies are written by leading African American children s book writers. 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.