Name: Unsung Heroes

Barcode: 59029

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Brief Description: Biographies of famous African-American authors and activists such as Booker T. Washington, the poet Phillis Wheatley, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman and Crispus Attucks, a victim of the Boston Massacre. Included are other authors such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Alexandre Dumas. The biographies were primarily written for young readers telling the stories of the struggles and achievements of African-Americans. Elizabeth Ross Haynes was an African-American social worker, sociologist and author. She became the first African-American secretary of the YWCA and was active in promoting education for African-American women.

Publishing Location: New York

Author: Haynes, Elizabeth Ross

Publisher: Du Bois and Dill,

Date Published: 1921

Language: English

Dimensions: 20 x 13 cm

LC Call Number: E 840.6 1921 H3

OCLC: 1520502503