Black profiles in courage : a legacy of African American achievement / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Alan Steinberg ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
| Author/creator | Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947- |
| Other author | Steinberg, Alan, 1945- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : William Morrow and Co., ©1996. |
| Description | xxiv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Estevanico : black presence in the Americas -- The first Rhode Island ; Peter Salem ; Salem Poor ; James Armistead Lafayette ; Crispus Attucks -- Joseph Cinque : black revolt -- Frederick Douglass : freedom on the world stage -- Harriet Tubman : freedom in the shadows -- Bass Reeves : black individualism in the West -- Blacks in the military -- Lewis H. Latimer : black intellectual achievement -- Rosa Parks : black heart. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-224) and index. |
| LCCN | 96026245 |
| ISBN | 0688130976 (acid-free paper) |