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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History | Vashti Harrison
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New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history. An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, musician Prince, photographer Gordon Parks, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin. The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.
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elizabethlk
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If Vashti Harrison wrote or illustrated a book, I will read it. Little Legends, the third in a series of collected biographies, is no exception. The men chosen are varied and fascinating to read about. She included queer men, indigenous men, latinx men, and men from a huge variety of backgrounds and professions. The art is fabulous, and the writing is fabulous, and the men chosen were fascinating to read about.
Highly recommended!

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Dandan0131
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This is a great example of a biography because it has several examples of important black men. It can help children understand the importance of our history. It also uses a fair and balanced approach on each biography.

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Dandan0131

This would be great to use as a resource in a classroom because it has biographies of important black men of our history. I would use this in my classroom by putting it in my resource library for anyone to read.

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Dandan0131

“To stay together, they needed to escape.“