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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
George Washington Carver, one of the most famous scientists in the United States, was an African American born into slavery. He pioneered many developments in plant use, crop rotation, and promoted peanuts as a standard food choice. Readers will be motivated as they discover how much can be accomplished with hard work, ambition, and dedication.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The life of Lilly Ann Granderson, an enslaved teacher who strongly believed in the power of education and risked her life to teach others during slavery. Includes afterword and sources"--
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Explores the terror, grace, and beauty of coming of age as a Black person in contemporary America and what it means to parent our children in a persistently unjust world. Emotionally raw and deeply reflective, Imani Perry issues an unflinching challenge to society to see Black children as deserving of humanity. She admits fear and frustration for her African American sons in a society that is increasingly racist and at times seems irredeemable....
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sonya Curry chronicles the never-before-shared story of raising her children and her lifelong devotion to education, family, and faith. Like her superstar sons' and extraordinary daughter's, Sonya Curry's journey was filled with defeats and hard-fought victories, but hers took place out of the limelight, without the eyes of the world watching, cheering, or drawing inspiration from her example. Until now. In this inspiring memoir, Curry tells her story...
Author
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The memoir of the life of William Bernard Robertson, telling of his early years in Roanoke, Virginia, and college in Bluefield, West Virginia, during segregation; his years as a public school educator and principal; his time as aide to Linwood Holton, Republican governor of Virginia; and the years that followed, including his work for the Peace Corps in Kenya and the state department, assuming duties under five presidential administrations, as well...