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10) Duke Ellington
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English
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Examines the life and career of the jazz composer, bandleader, and pianist.
11) Bill Russell
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English
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Profiles Bill Russell, whose career as an outstanding rebounder for the Boston Celtics led him to become the first African American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame and the first African American to coach in the NBA.
13) Bessie Smith
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English
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Recounts the life of the famous blues singer who flourished during the 1920s.
14) Marcus Garvey
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English
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Profiles Marcus Garvey, a self-educated black man who worked to end world-wide discrimination against Africans, to help black Africans regain control of their countries, and to promote black pride, unity, and power.
17) Toni Morrison
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English
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An introduction to the life of an African American woman who grew up in the segregated South, but went on to become a celebrated author and recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize.
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