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The Man Who Put "Black" in American History

by James Haskins · 2000

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A biography of the son of former slaves who received a Ph.D. in history from Harvard and devoted his life to bringing the achievements of his race to the world's attention.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 48 pages

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