BLACK STARS Meet the black religious leaders who helpedshape the AfricanAmerican experience--from colonial to modern times * Absalom Jones * Richard Allen * Jarena Lee * Lemuel Haynes * Peter Williams Sr. * Peter Williams Jr. * John Marrant * Denmark Vesey * Sojourner Truth * Nat Turner * Maria Stewart * John Jasper * Alexander Crummell * Henry Highland Garnett * Henry McNeal Turner * Richard Henry Boyd * Bishop C. M. "Sweet Daddy" Grace * Vernon Johns * Elijah Muhammad * Howard Thurman * Adam Clayton Powell Jr. * Joseph E. Lowery * Malcolm X * Martin Luther King Jr. * Andrew J. Young * James L. Bevel * John Lewis * Prathia Hall Wynn * Jesse L. Jackson * Vashti Murphy McKenzie * Fredrick J. Streets * Al Sharpton * Renita J. Weems * T. D. Jakes
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JIM HASKINS was the author of more than one hundred books for young readers, including several other books in the Black Stars series. He also collaborated with Rosa Parks on her autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story. He received many awards, including the Coretta Scott King Award and the Washington Post Children's Book Guild Award for his work in nonfiction for young people.
KATHLEEN BENSON is the Director of Government and Community Relations at the Museum of the City of New York.
Jim and Kathleen collaborated on more than 25 books.
Klappentext
BLACK STARS
MEET THE BLACK RELIGIOUS LEADERS WHO HELPED SHAPE THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FROM COLONIAL TO MODERN TIMES
Absalom Jones
Jarena Lee
Peter Williams Sr.
John Marrant
Sojourner Truth
Maria Stewart
Alexander Crummell
Henry McNeal Turner
Bishop C. M. ???Sweet Daddy??? Grace
Elijah Muhammad
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Malcolm X
Andrew J. Young
John Lewis
Jesse L. Jackson
Fredrick J. Streets
Renita J. WeemsRichard Allen
Lemuel Haynes
Peter Williams Jr.
Denmark Vesey
Nat Turner
John Jasper
Henry Highland Garnett
Richard Henry Boyd
Vernon Johns
Howard Thurman
Joseph E. Lowery
Martin Luther King Jr.
James L. Bevel
Prathia Hall Wynn
Vashti Murphy McKenzie
Al Sharpton
T. D. Jakes
Zusammenfassung
BLACK STARS
Meet the black religious leaders who helpedshape the African American experience--from colonial to modern times
*
Absalom Jones
*
Richard Allen
*
Jarena Lee
*
Lemuel Haynes
*
Peter Williams Sr.
*
Peter Williams Jr.
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John Marrant
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Denmark Vesey
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Sojourner Truth
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Nat Turner
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Maria Stewart
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John Jasper
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Alexander Crummell
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Henry Highland Garnett
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Henry McNeal Turner
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Richard Henry Boyd
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Bishop C. M. "Sweet Daddy" Grace
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Vernon Johns
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Elijah Muhammad
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Howard Thurman
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
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Joseph E. Lowery
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Malcolm X
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Andrew J. Young
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James L. Bevel
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John Lewis
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Prathia Hall Wynn
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Jesse L. Jackson
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Vashti Murphy McKenzie
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Fredrick J. Streets
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Al Sharpton
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Renita J. Weems
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T. D. Jakes
Inhalt
Introduction.
PART ONE: LEADERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA.
Absalom Jones and Richard Allen.
Lemuel Haynes.
John Marrant.
Denmark Vesey.
PART TWO: LEADERS OF THE CIVILWAR ERA.
Sojourner Truth.
Nat Turner.
Maria Stewart.
John Jasper.
Alexander Crummell and Henry Highland Garnett.
PART THREE: LEADERS OF THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA AND THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY.
Henry McNeal Turner.
Richard Henry Boyd.
Vernon Johns.
Elijah Muhammad.
Howard Thurman.
PART FOUR: LEADERS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Joseph E. Lowery.
Malcolm X.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Andrew J. Young.
John Lewis.
PART FIVE: LEADERS OF TODAY.
Vashti Murphy McKenzie.
Frederick J. Streets.
Al Sharpton.
Renita J. Weems.
T. D. Jakes.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Picture Credits.
Index.