Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE



Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the Colonial and Revolutionary War era:



richard allen

crispus attucks

benjamin banneker

daniel coker

paul cuffe

austin dabney

james durham

estevanico

catherine ferguson

james forten

lemuel haynes

anthony johnson

"free frank" mcworter

marie therese metoyer

jean baptiste point du sable

deborah sampson

peter salem

pierre toussaint



"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."

-Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine



"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."

-Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books



"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."

-Booklist



"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies."

-Horn Book