Meet the black teacherswho spread the gift of knowledge--from the early years to modern timesBenjamin BannekerMary McLeod Bethune Francis Louis Cardozo Peter Humphries ClarkDaniel Coker Marva Delores CollinsJames P. Comer, M.D.Sarah Mapps Douglass W. E. B. Du BoisCatherine (Katy) Ferguson Charlotte Forten GrimkYeWilliam Leo Hansberry Patrick Francis HealyMozell Clarence HillJohn Hope Mae Carol Jemison, M.D. Mordecai Wyatt JohnsonRobert Russa Moton Mary Smith Peake Susie King TaylorMary Church Terrell James Milton Turner Alexander Lucius TwilightBooker T. WashingtonCarter G. Woodson.

 

This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.

This book is part of a book series called Black Stars .

There are 172 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by John Wiley and Sons Ltd .

CLINTON COX, a journalist and award-winning childrenis book author, has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Several of his childrenis books have been honored as CBS/NCSS Notable Childrenis Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies. Jim Haskins has written more than 100 books for young readers. He is Professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and the winner of numerous awards, including the Washington Post Childrenis Book Guild Award for the body of his work.

This book has the following chapters: THE EARLY YEARS. Benjamin Banneker. Catherine (Katy) Ferguson. Daniel Coker. Alexander Lucius Twilight. THE CIVIL WAR YEARS AND RECONSTRUCTION. Sarah Mapps Douglass. Mary Smith Peake. Peter Humphries Clark. Patrick Francis Healy. Charlotte Forten Grimke. Francis Louis Cardozo. James Milton Turner. Susie King Taylor. INTO THE NEW CENTURY. Booker T. Washington. Mary Church Terrell. Robert Russa Moton. John Hope. W. E. B. Du Bois. Mary McLeod Bethune. Carter G. Woodson. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson. William Leo Hansberry. MODERN TIMES. Mozell Clarence Hill. James P. Comer, M. D. Marva Delores Collins. Mae Carol Jemison, M. D. Chronology. Notes. Bibliography. Picture Credits. Index.