Afrobets book of black heroes from a to z by valerie wilson wesley. An introduction to important black achievers for young readers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The heroes have yet to be revealed, perhaps in book 2 the son of neptune. Valerie wilson wesley an introduction to african american men and women such as frederick douglass, bessie smith, thurgood marshall, jesse owens, and zora neale hurston, who overcome great obstacles to make significant. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading afrobets book of black heroes from a to z. Jason, percy, annabeth, piper, and leo seem to be the first five in the group and hazel and frank the other 2. What american heroes inspired americans during the 1920s.
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