Brave, black, first : 50+ African American women who changed the world / Cheryl Willis Hudson ; illustrations by Erin K. Robinson.
| Author/creator | Hudson, Cheryl Willis author. |
| Other author | Robinson, Erin illustrator. |
| Other author | National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.) |
| Other author | Smithsonian Institution. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2020] |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Brave, black, first : fifty plus African American women who changed the world |
| Variant title | Brave, black, first : 50 plus African American women who changed the world |
| Contents | Ruby Bridges -- Marian Anderson -- Althea Gibson -- Toni Morrison -- Michelle Obama -- Sojourner Truth -- Bessie Coleman -- Nina Simone -- Ida B. Wells -- Barbara Jordan -- Aretha Franklin -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Katherine Johnson -- Shirley Chisholm -- Lena Horne -- Wilma Rudolph -- Faith Ringgold -- Madam C. J. Walker -- Diana Ross -- Augusta Fells Savage -- Condoleeza Rice -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- Ibtihaj Muhammad -- Ann Lowe -- Ntozake Shange -- Carla Hayden -- Sheryl Swoopes -- Dorothy Irene Height -- Misty Copeland -- Angela Davis -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Elizabeth Catlett -- Serena Williams -- Phillis Wheatley -- Rosa Parks -- Leontyne Price -- Harriet Tubman -- Ruby Dee -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Mae C. Jemison -- Susie King Taylor -- Loretta Lynch -- Maya Angelou -- Beyoncé Knowles-Carter -- Simone Biles -- Ava DuVernay -- Judith Jamison -- Oprah Winfrey -- Black lives matter -- Learn more about the women of brave. black. first. -- Image credits -- At the National Museum of African American History and Culture -- At the National Portait Gallery -- A note from the author and illustrator -- About the National Museum of African American History and Culture -- Index. |
| Abstract | An illustrated biographical compilation of over fifty African American women from the 1700s through to the present day. |
| General note | "Published in collaboration with curators from Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture"--Back cover. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 3-4 |
| Genre/form | Anecdotes. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| ISBN | 9780525645818 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0525645810 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780525645825 (lib. bdg.) |
| ISBN | 0525645829 (lib. bdg.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 920.72 H867B | ✔ Available | Place Hold |