Bibliograph

Historically Black, American icons who attended HBCUs, Alonzo Vereen ; illustrated by Gordon Rowe

Type

Label

Historically Black, American icons who attended HBCUs, Alonzo Vereen ; illustrated by Gordon Rowe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-166) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Historically Black

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1322444949

Responsibility statement

Alonzo Vereen ; illustrated by Gordon Rowe

Sub title

American icons who attended HBCUs

Summary

"The ultimate celebration of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), this first-of-its-kind illustrated anthology is tailor-made for devoted alumni, aspiring applicants, recent graduates, and more"--, Provided by publisherHBCUs-- historically Black colleges and universities-- have had an outsized impact on American culture, and have been a source of pride and joy for many generations. Vereen explores these iconic institutions through their remarkable former students in STEM, the arts, sports, activism, and more. -- adapted from back cover

Table Of Contents

The newly emancipated. Booker T. Washington ; James Weldon Johnson ; Choral ensembles ; Ida B. Wells-Barnett ; W.E.B. Du Bois ; The Divine Nine ; Mary McLeod Bethune ; Alice Dunbar-Nelson -- The new negroes. Zora Neale Hurston ; Howard Thurman ; Clubs and organizations ; Langston Hughes ; Thurgood Marshall ; Bayard Rustin ; The hidden figures: Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson -- The agitators. Leontyne Price ; Martin Luther King, Jr. ; Toni Morrison ; A brief history of students on HCBU campuses ; John Lewis ; Bob Hayes ; Collegiate sports ; Oprah Winfrey -- The hip hop generation. Kamala Harris ; Hakeem M. Oluseyi ; Taraji P. Henson ; Marching bands ; Erykah Badu ; Stacey Abrams ; Ta-Nehisi Coates -- The millennials. Chadwick Boseman ; Homecoming ; Hebru Brantley ; Ibram X. Kendi ; J.R. Smith ; Megan Thee Stallion ; Dance lines ; Mo'ne Davis -- Additional American icons

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