There was a time when many people had never heard of Bass Reeves, Arturo Schomburg, Gordon Parks, Jacob Lawrence, or many other important men in black history. There was a time when many people (especially European and European American people) believed there was no such thing as Black History. But now is the time when these men and many others are FINALLY beginning to be recognized. This book is full of one page descriptions of over 30 important black men throughout (mostly) American history. I really do love this book. It's the third in a group of important people that are often overlooked in history. It's far from a complete list and each man in the book is only given a brief description, but it is such a good entry to learning about such important and interesting people. There is only one thing I would have liked to see in this book...a page dedicated to George Washington Carver. His biography was one of my favorite books in elementary school. (If you read the introduction you'll understand why some people were selected and some weren't. But if there's ever another book I'm rooting for George Washington Carver to be included.) To learn about the other books by this author/illustrator visit https://www.vashtiharrison.com/. To learn more about African American History visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture at https://nmaahc.si.edu/.
Now because I'm obsessed with George Washington Carver:
Now because I'm obsessed with George Washington Carver:
- There is an extremely good award winning book about GWC on SORA.
- There is a video on BrainPOP on GWC and related science videos.
On a similar note...there aren't just little known important people in "other" parts of the world. Henry Johnson was an extremely important person in African American history and he was from Albany. Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Johnson_(World_War_I_soldier) to learn about this little known but very important local legend.
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