African-American heroes & heroines : 150 true stories of African-American heroism / written & illustrated by Kathryn I. Bel Monte.

Variant title African American heroes and heroines
Partial contents Caroline Virginia Anderson: physician -- Russell L. Anderson: physician -- Rebecca Lee Crumpler: pioneering medical doctor -- Charles R. Drew: physician -- George Cleveland Hall: physician -- William Augustus Hinton: physician -- Mae Carol Jemison: physician -- Theodore K. Lawless: dermatologist -- Mary Eliza Mahoney: pioneer in nursing -- Alvin Poussaint: psychiatrist -- Mabel Keaton Staupers: nurse -- Adah Belle Samuels Thoms: nursing pioneer -- Daniel Hale Williams: surgeon -- Louis T. Wright: physician.
Abstract Profiles African American men and women who have succeeded in fields such as politics, medicine, law, science, education, art, sports, business, and the military.
Local noteLaupus-Library keeps this juvenile book because of its biographies of physicians and nurses.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. xvi).
LCCN 97039569
ISBN0811908690
ISBN9780811908696

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Laupus Books - Stacks E 185.96 B451A 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold