Overview
This uplifting, motivational compendium covers the gamut of African-American heroes, from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall to Jackie Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald to Harriet Tubman, Toni Morrison to Jesse Owens, George Washington Carver to Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks to Barack Obama, from profound historical figures to more current, popular ones, such as Oprah, Michael Jordan, and Stevie Wonder. Organized thematically, the selections explore a half dozen key topics with more than 200 quotations, memorializing the wisdom and strength of these notable African-American heroes, earned through the struggle of overcoming oppression and adversity. The book includes a biographical section, notes on the sources, and an index. ""The Words of African-American Heroes"" is an inspirational and thought-provoking collection.
Full Product Details
Author: Clara Villarosa ,
Clara Villarosa
Publisher: Newmarket Press,U.S.
Imprint: Newmarket Press,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.136kg
ISBN: 9781557049452
ISBN 10: 1557049459
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 30 July 2021
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Excerpts from The Words of African-American Heroes: <br><br> Believe me, most people resist change, even when it promises to be for the better. But change will come, and if you acknowledge this simple but indisputable fact of life, and understand that you must adjust to all change, then you will have a head start. --Arthur Ashe<br><br> I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Forgive me if I don't have the words. Maybe I can sing and you'll understand. --Ella Fitzgerald<br><br> I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading opened to me. I knew right there in prison that reading had changed forever the course of my life. As I see it today, the ability to read awoke in me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive. --Malcolm X<br>
Author Information
Clara Villarosa opened The Hue-Man Experience bookstore in Denver, specializing in African-American titles, more than two decades ago and later opened a second, enormously successful branch in Harlem. The recipient of more than thirty awards, including the National Minority Entrepreneur of the Year, she lives in Harlem, New York. A business coach, she is the author of ""Down to Business: The First 10 Steps to Entrepreneurship for Women.""
