Black Heroes Nonfiction Collection (40 Paperback Books)

This collection of titles contains 10 copies each of the following books:

• Book of Black Heroes from A to Z by Wade Hudson & Valerie Wilson Wesley (Paperback, 9780940975460)
• Book of Black Heroes: Great Women In The Struggle edited by Toyomi Igus (Paperback, 9780940975262)
• Book of Black Heroes: Scientists, Healers And Inventors by Wade Hudson (Paperback, 9780940975972)
• Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present by Gilbert L. Robertson, IV (Paperback, 9781933491219)

Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: From science to politics, civil rights to entertainment, historic times to present day, men and women across the African diaspora have made important contributions to our world. Book of Black Heroes from A to Z shares with young readers the stories of 54 pioneers whose courage, strength, and lasting accomplishments have earned them the title hero.
Read about: Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, South African human rights advocate Nelson Mandela, Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, and pioneering Black historian Benjamin Quarles.
Discover how: Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball, Richard Allen went from enslavement to co-founder and Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Jean Baptiste DuSable, a Haiti-born fur trader, founded the city of Chicago, and Constance Baker Motley helped James Meredith become the first black person to go to the University of Mississippi
First published in 1988 and with more than 400,000 copies in print, Book of Black Heroes from A to Z has become a go to black history staple in classrooms, homes and libraries. This updated edition includes expanded biographies, quotes and factoids, a two-page narrative honoring the 150th anniversary of the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation, and several new entries including a profile of President Barack Obama, the first African American elected President of the United States. Whether their names are familiar or new, the journeys and many achievements of Book of Black Heroes honorees are truly inspiring and can help all children realize that even in the face of obstacles, they too can make important contributions to our world.

Book of Black Heroes: Great Women In The Struggle: More than 80 historical and contemporary women of African descent are spotlighted in this volume of the Black Heroes series.

Book of Black Heroes: Scientists, Healers And Inventors: In this volume of the popular Book of Black Heroes series, readers will learn about the many contributions Black men and women have made in the areas of science, medicine, and creative invention. Short entry biological sketches herald the groundbreaking work of well-known Black heroes such as scientist George Washington Carver and surgeon Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, and introduces the trailblazing accomplishments of other Black heroes such as inventor Lewis Latimer and physician Halle Johnson.

Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present: Political Leaders Past and Present spotlights African Americans who have made valuable contributions in U.S. government leadership. Included are Hiram Revels, P.B.S. Pinchback, and Robert Smalls, among the first African Americans to hold political offices, Oscar De Priest and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., who served during the Jim Crow period, as well as Edward M. Brooke, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, John Lewis, John Conyers, Carl Stokes, and others who emerged during the 1960s on the heels of major civil rights legislation that gave millions of African Americans the right to vote. New political leaders are also featured, including Keith Ellison, Kamala Harris, Mia Love, and Tim Scott. Book of Black Heroes: Political Leaders Past and Present celebrates 150 years of African American political leadership, profiling more than four dozen Black U.S. local and state representatives, mayors, members of Congress, and the nation's first Black president—all of whom helped make and shape history.