Great American Negroes / [by] Ben Richardson, illustrated by Louise Costello.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richardson, Ben
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Y. Crowell company, [1945]
Subjects:
African Americans > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:viii, 223 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Popular music: Duke Ellington. William C. Handy. Fats Waller
  • The orchestra: Dean Dixon
  • Classical music: William Grant Still
  • Singers: Marian Anderson
  • The theater: Paul Robeson. Katherine Dunham
  • Boxers: Joe Louis
  • Track stars: Jesse Owens
  • Education: Mordecal W. Johnson. Mary McLeod Bethune
  • Science and invention: George Washington Carver. Charles Drew
  • Literature: Langston Hughes
  • The church: Adam Clayton Powell,sr
  • Politics: Adam Clayton Powell, jr. Walter White
  • The military: Crispus Attucks Benjamin O. Davis, sr. Benjamin O. Davis, jr.