Black profiles in courage : a legacy of African American achievement

Black profiles in courage : a legacy of African American achievement / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Alan Steinberg ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Author/creator	Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-
Other author/creator	Steinberg, Alan, 1945-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : William Morrow and Co., ©1996.
Description	xxiv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	African Americans--Biography. African Americans--History.

Contents	Estevanico : black presence in the Americas -- The first Rhode Island ; Peter Salem ; Salem Poor ; James Armistead Lafayette ; Crispus Attucks -- Joseph Cinque : black revolt -- Frederick Douglass : freedom on the world stage -- Harriet Tubman : freedom in the shadows -- Bass Reeves : black individualism in the West -- Blacks in the military -- Lewis H. Latimer : black intellectual achievement -- Rosa Parks : black heart.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-224) and index.
LCCN	96026245
ISBN	0688130976 (acid-free paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Nonfiction	973.049 AB32B	✔ Available	Place Hold