Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies
By (Author) DK
Foreword by Mireille Harper
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
DK Children
18th May 2021
1st October 2020
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Childrens / Teenage reference: Encyclopaedias, general reference
305.896
Hardback
96
Width 260mm, Height 317mm, Spine 12mm
745g
Amazing visual timelines take readers through the people and the issues that have shaped Black history Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. From Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey, and the achievements of ancient African kingdoms to those of the US Civil Rights Movement, Timelines From Black History- Leaders, Legends, Legacies takes kids on an exceptional journey from prehistory to modern times. This DK children's book boasts more than 30 visual timelines, which explore the biographies of the famous and the not-so-famous - from royalty to activists, and writers to scientists, and much, much more. Stunning thematic timelines also explain the development of Black history - from the experiences of black people in the US, to the story of postcolonial Africa. Did you know that the richest person ever to have lived was a West African Or that the technology that made the lightbulb possible was developed by African American inventor, and not Thomas Edison How about the fact that Ethiopia was the only African country to avoid colonization, thanks to the leadership of a brave queen Stacked with facts and visually vibrant, Timelines From Black History- Leaders, Legacies, Legends is an unforgettable and accessible hive of information on the people and the issues that have shaped Black history. Includes content previously published in Timelines of Everything and Timelines of Everyone.