Followers of the North Star: Rhymes about African American Heroes, Heroines, and Historical Times
Written by: Susan Altman and Susan Leachman
Illustrated by: Bryan Woodsen
"Through rhymed verse, Altman and Lechner present the history of African Americans from the early slaves who followed the North Star to freedom, to youngsters today. Most of the poems are vignettes about individuals such as Crispus Attucks, Benjamin Banneker, Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, Matthew Henson, Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, Lorraine Hansberry, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. Groups such as the Buffalo Soldiers, the Little Rock Nine, and participants in the sit-ins of the civil rights movement also receive attention."
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Online Resources:
http://www.npl.org/pages/kidsplace/Sites/afr.html
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