Dec 22, 2009

Black American Leaders | Black American Leaders

At a glance:

Author: Margaret B. Young
First Published: 1969
Time of Work: 1860–1969
Setting: The United States
Principal Characters: Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., Carl T. Rowan, Barbara Jordan
Genres: Nonfiction, Children’s literature, Biography
Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, 1960’s, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Civil War, Politicians, Biography
Locales: United States

Form and Content

Margaret B. Young’s Black American Leaders is a short book composed of brief biographical sketches of selected African-American leaders from a variety of fields during the period between the Civil War and 1969, the date of the book’s publication. Young divides the areas of leadership into civil rights, government, international leaders, and political leaders. Thirty-seven individuals have biographical sketches included, and each broad area of leadership is introduced with a brief essay by Young. Each biographical sketch begins with the person’s...

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Black American Leaders | Black American Leaders

At a glance:

Form and Content

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