Avery, Jaha Nailah

Summary: The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn't affect our present day, but we would be wrong. Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow. Jaha Nailah Avery is a lawyer, scholar, and reporter whose family has roots in North Carolina stretching back over 300 years....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: J 305.896 AVE

Buckley, James

Summary: African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders born into slavery, Booker believed that blacks could better progress in society through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to directly...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAS

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAS

Asim, Jabari

Summary: A biography of the former slave and inspiring educator describes the hardships he overcame in youth, the circumstances that challenged his efforts to learn how to read, and his triumphant pursuit of a college education.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAS

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAS

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB WASHINGTON ASI