Little legends : exceptional men in black history

Summary: An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, musician Prince, photographer Gordon Parks, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin. The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316475143 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
86 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Benjamin Banneker -- James Armistead Lafayette -- Frederick Douglass -- Bass Reeves -- Robert Smalls -- Charles Henry Turner -- Arturo Schomburg -- Garrett Morgan -- Marshall "Major" Taylor -- Harold Moody -- Oscar Micheaux -- Paul Robeson -- Aaron Douglas -- Louis Armstrong -- Langston Hughes -- Charles R. Drew -- John Robinson -- Thurgood Marshall -- Gordon Parks -- Jacob Lawrence -- Ousmane Sembène -- James Baldwin -- Harry Belafonte -- Alvin Ailey -- Bill Russell -- Eddie Mabo -- Paul Stephenson -- John Lewis -- Arthur Ashe -- André Leon Talley -- Prince -- Chuck D. -- Dwayne McDuffie -- Leland Melvin -- Sir David Adjaye -- More little legends.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 8-12.