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A biography of the black leader who started a "Back-to-Africa" movement in the United States, believing blacks would never receive justice in countries with a white majority. One of the most controversial figures to emerge from post-World War I America, Marcus Garvey became a champion of black rights as the charismatic leader of the Back To Africa movement, which sought to establish a central homeland for blacks.
10) Matthew Henson
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Follows the life of the black explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the expedition to the North Pole.
11) Muhammad Ali
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Chronicles the life of the heavyweight boxing champion, from his early years to his draft resistance through his astounding boxing career which established him as one of the greatest fighters of all time.
12) Nat Turner
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A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831.
13) Paul Robeson
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A biography of the black man who became both a famous singer and a controversial figure in world politics. A biography of this talented actor, singer, and athlete whose career suffered for his civil rights activities and Communist affiliations. The story of Robeson's life is interspersed with the philosophies of other major black figures including Marcus Garvey & W.E.B. du Bois, along with their ideas on handling discrimination. Robeson's troubles...
14) Ralph Ellison
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A biography of the black author famous for his 1952 novel "Invisible Man" revealing the realities of the black experience in America.
15) Scott Joplin
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Traces the life of the well-known ragtime pianist and composer who wrote over 500 pieces of music, including a ballet and two operas. Until Scott Joplin, ragtime music was regarded as low class and unrefined. His compositions--such as "Maple Leaf Rag"--Helped ragtime earn national prominence in the early 1900s, but it was not until the 1970s, that Joplin was award posthumously the Pulitzer Prize for his opera Treemonisha.
16) Sidney Poitier
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Traces the life of the movie actor who won an Academy Award in 1964 and became a symbol of the breakthrough of black performers in motion pictures.
17) Sojourner Truth
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Traces the life of the former slave who could neither read nor write, yet earned a reputation as one of the most articulate and outspoken antislavery and women's rights activists in the United States.
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