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Summary: Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.357 NELNelson, Kadir.
Summary: A simple introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.0496 NELCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Blk Hist NelsonNelson, Kadir.
Summary: Presents a biography of the former South African president best known for his political activism and fight to end apartheid.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2013