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Educational Book - LITTLE LEGENDS: EXCEPTIONAL MEN IN BLACK HISTORY

Educational Book - LITTLE LEGENDS: EXCEPTIONAL MEN IN BLACK HISTORY

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"Inventors, authors, musicians, activists and others come to life."

LITTLE LEGENDS, by Vashti Harrison, profiles EXCEPTIONAL MEN IN BLACK HISTORY.

An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas, filmmaker Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, lawman Bass Reeves, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, and musician Prince.

The legends in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History span centuries and continents, but each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.
Vashti Harrison, is the #1 New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History and Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World. She is an artist and filmmaker with a passion for storytelling. She earned her BA in studio art and media studies from the University of Virginia and her MFA in Film/Video from CalArts, where she snuck into animation and illustration classes to learn from Disney and DreamWorks legends. There, she rekindled a love for drawing and painting. Now she uses her love of both film and illustration to craft beautiful stories for children.

Hardcover, 96 pages. View our complete Educational Books Collection.
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