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African-american Heroes & Heroines
150 True Stories of African-American Heroism
This book is available to read until 15th January, 2026
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About this book
America's African-Americans will identify their role models with this collection of inspiring and amazing stories that showcases 150 black heroes and heroines. These action-packed biographies and powerful illustrations document and highlight the major and historical accomplishments of important African-Americans. As part of Fell's "American Heroes and Heroines" series, here's a tribute to the African-American experience. Includes Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, Oprah, Justice Thurgood Marshall, and Jackie Robinson. War Heroes, doctors, scientists, educators, artists, athletes, businessmen and leaders of many professions are included.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface by Seymour “Sy” Brody
- Introduction
- 1 Henry “Hank” Aaron: Baseball Player
- 2 Abraham: Diplomat, Interpreter
- 3 Alvin Ailey: Dancer, Choreographer
- 4 The Tuskegee Airmen: World War II Bombardment Group
- 5 Ira Frederick Aldridge: Actor
- 6 Muhammad Ali: Prize Fighter
- 7 Richard Allen: Church Founder, Bishop
- 8 Bishop Barbara Amos: Evangelist
- 9 Caroline Virginia Anderson: Physician
- 10 Marian Anderson: Opera Singer
- 11 Russell L. Anderson: Physician
- 12 Maya Angelou: Poet, Educator, Actress, Director
- 13 Louis Armstrong: Jazz Musician
- 14 Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.: Tennis Champion
- 15 Crispus Attucks: Freedom Martyr
- 16 Josephine Baker: Dancer, Humanitarian
- 17 James Baldwin: Essayist, Novelist, Playwright
- 18 Edward M. Bannister: Artist
- 19 Ida B. Wells Barnett: Civil Rights Advocate
- 20 James P. Beckwourth: Explorer, Pioneer
- 21 Lerone Bennett, Jr.: Historian, Lecturer
- 22 Mary McLeod Bethune: Educator
- 23 James A. Bland: Composer, Musician
- 24 Carleton Bryant: Educator, Historian
- 25 Isa Hamm Bryant: Black Historical & Trainer Director
- 26 Ralph Johnson Bunche: United Nations Official
- 27 George Bush: Pioneer
- 28 William Harvey Carney: Civil War Hero
- 29 George Washington Carver: Botanist
- 30 Loretta Claiborne: Distance Runner, Advocate
- 31 Nat “King” Cole: Singer, Entertainer
- 32 Bessie Coleman: Aviator
- 33 William “Bill” Cosby: Comedian, Actor, Businessman
- 34 Rebecca Lee Crumpler: Pioneering Medical Doctor
- 35 Paul Cuffe: Colonizationist
- 36 Dorothy Dandridge: Actress
- 37 Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.: United States Army Officer
- 38 Sammy Davis, Jr.: Entertainer
- 39 Thomas Day: Cabinetmaker
- 40 Frederick A. Douglass: Abolitionist
- 41 Charles R. Drew: Physician
- 42 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois: Civil Rights Leader
- 43 Paul Laurence Dunbar: Poet
- 44 Todd Duncan: Opera Singer
- 45 Robert S. Duncanson: Artist
- 46 Katherine Dunham: Dancer, Choreographer
- 47 Lee Elder: Golfer
- 48 Ralph Ellison: Essayist, Novelist
- 49 Medgar Evers: Civil Rights Activist
- 50 Ella Fitzgerald: Jazz Singer
- 51 Curtis Charles “Curt” Flood: Baseball Player, Activist
- 52 James Forten: Inventor, Abolitionist
- 53 Edward Franklin Frazier: Sociologist
- 54 Marcus M. Garvey: Colonizationist
- 55 Willie Edward Gary: Attorney-at-Law
- 56 Berry Gordy, Jr.: Music Executive
- 57 Earl G. Graves: CEO Earl G Graves, Ltd
- 58 Addie L. Greene: Government Official
- 59 Alex Haley: Journalist, Lecturer, Historical Novelist
- 60 George Cleveland Hall: Physician, Educator
- 61 Fannie Lou Hamer: Civil Rights Activist
- 62 William Christoper (W.C.) Handy: Musician
- 63 Lemuel Haynes: Minister, Minuteman
- 64 James Augustine Healy: Catholic Bishop
- 65 Josiah Henson: Abolitionist
- 66 Matthew Alexander Henson: Explorer
- 67 William Augustus Hinton: Physician, Educator
- 68 William Meredith Holland, Sr.: Civil Rights Advocate
- 69 John Hope: Educator
- 70 Lena Home: Singer
- 71 James Langston Hughes: Author
- 72 Frederick S. Humphries: Educator, Chemist
- 73 Zora Neale Hurston: Anthropologist, Novelist
- 74 Jesse Louis Jackson: Politician
- 75 Nell Cecilia Jackson: Olympic Track Star, Coach
- 76 Bishop Thomas D. Jakes: Evangelist
- 77 Caterina Jarboro: Opera Singer
- 78 Mae Carol Jemison: Astronaut, Physician
- 79 John H. Johnson: Publisher, Entrepreneur
- 80 Malvin Gray Johnson: Artist
- 81 Barbara Jordan: Congresswoman
- 82 Michael Jordan: Basketball Player
- 83 Percy L. Julian: Research Chemist
- 84 Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Heptathlon Olympian
- 85 Everett A. Kershaw: Educator, Radio Personality
- 86 Coretta Scott King: Human Rights Leader
- 87 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader, Orator
- 88 Theodore K. Lawless: Dermatologist, Philanthropist
- 89 Jacob Lawrence: Artist
- 90 Lewis Sheridan Leary: Anti-Slavery Fighter
- 91 Carl Lewis: Olympic Track and Field Athlete
- 92 Mary Edmonia Lewis: Sculptor
- 93 Joe Louis: Prize Fighter
- 94 Mary Eliza Mahoney: Pioneer in Nursing
- 95 Thurgood Marshall: US Supreme Court Justice
- 96 Joanne M. & Elmer P. Martin: Wax Museum Founders
- 97 Jan Matzeliger: Inventor
- 98 Hattie McDaniel: Actress
- 99 Ronald E. McNair: Astronaut, Laser Physicist
- 100 Oscar Deveraux Micheaux: Filmmaker, Author
- 101 Abbie Mitchell: Singer, Actress
- 102 Garrett A. Morgan: Inventor
- 103 Constance Baker Motley: Lawyer, Judge
- 104 Isaac “Ike” Murphy: Jockey
- 105 James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens: Olympic Athlete
- 106 Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Activist
- 107 Bill Pickett: Cowboy, Wild West Showman
- 108 Sidney Poitier: Actor
- 109 Alvin Poussaint: Psychiatrist
- 110 Colin L. Powell: Four Star General, US Army
- 111 Leontyne Price: Opera Singer
- 112 Asa Philip Randolph: Labor Leader, Rights Advocate
- 113 Harold Calvin Ray: Evangelist, Businessman
- 114 Garth C. Reeves, Sr.: Editor, Community Activist
- 115 Paul Robeson: Actor
- 116 Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson: Baseball Player
- 117 Luther (Bill) “Bojangles” Robinson: Dancer, Actor
- 118 Augusta Savage: Sculptor
- 119 Philippa Duke Schuyler: Musician
- 120 Eric O. Simpson: Newspaper Publisher
- 121 Naomi Sims: Fashion Model
- 122 Benjamin “Pap” Singleton: Colonizationist
- 123 Moneta Sleet, Jr.: Photographer
- 124 Mabel Keaton Staupers: Nurse, Activist
- 125 Bessie B. Stringfield: WWII Motorcycle Courier
- 126 Henry Ossawa Tanner: Artist
- 127 Susan L. Taylor: Editor
- 128 Mary Church Terrell: Civil Rights Advocate
- 129 Debi Thomas: Olympic Figure Skating Champion
- 130 Adah Belle Samuels Thoms: Nursing Pioneer
- 131 Channing H. Tobias: Relations Leader, Clergyman
- 132 William Monroe Trotter: Journalist, Civil Rights Leader
- 133 Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist, Civil War Heroine
- 134 Harriet Tubman: Underground Railroad Conductor
- 135 Walter Tumbull: Choirmaster, Vocalist
- 136 Madame C.J. Walker: Businesswoman
- 137 Booker T. Washington: Educator
- 138 Phyllis Wheatley: Poet
- 139 Isaac “Bogue” White: Soldier
- 140 Lawrence Douglas Wilder: Activist, Politician
- 141 Roy Wilkins: Civil Rights Leader
- 142 Daniel Hale Williams: Surgeon
- 143 Paul R. Williams: Architect
- 144 Oprah Winfrey: Talk Show Host
- 145 Eldrick “Tiger” Woods: Golf Champion
- 146 Granville T. Woods: Inventor
- 147 Carter G. Woodson: Educator, Historian
- 148 Louis T. Wright: Physician, Activist
- 149 The Wrought Iron Men: Artisans
- 150 Malcom X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz): Nationalist