Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies (DK Timelines)

by DK (Author)

Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies (DK Timelines)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: DK Timelines
Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. Black leaders, writers, civil rights activists, scientists, and more have influenced, inspired, and changed the societies we live in. This history book's pages are filled with the stories of these historical giants and their contributions to the world.Grow Your Understanding of Black History This children's book, prefaced by Mireille Harper, introduces children to prominent Black people in history such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, and Dr. Martin Luther King. The timelines have been individually commissioned, with the stunning visual designs reflecting the essence of that particular historical person. This visual reflection from DK Books will compel children to investigate further and understand world history and the important roles Black people played in shaping it: - Features an equal number of timelines about women and men - Explores the amazing stories of incredible figures often ignored by European-focused history - Covers key moments in European, Caribbean, North American and African history, taking readers from pre-colonial Africa through the Jim Crow Era and the Civil Rights Movement to today's Black Lives Matter movement - Created, designed, written, and edited by a multicultural team from many different nations, heritages, communities, faiths, and no faiths From Mansa Musa to Barack Obama; learn about more than 100 Black leaders and historical individuals, and discover the 30 timelines from throughout world history in this compelling children's Black history book. Learn about Lewis Latimer and his integral contributions to the lightbulb, of how Ethiopia avoided colonisation thanks to its brave queen, and many more important moments in world and Black history. Pages of visual representations take children, adolescents, and adults on a trip through history. Stacked with facts and visually vibrant, Timelines From Black History: Leaders, Legacies, Legends is an unforgettable and accessible hive of information on the people and the issues that have shaped Black history.
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Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780744039092
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
DK
Publication date
January 19, 2021
Series
DK Timelines
BISAC categories
JNF018010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JNF025020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Ancient
JNF069000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
History
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