Accompanying book illustrated by Shane W. Evans. Accompanying book published by Roaring Book Press in 2015. Narrators: Dion Graham, William Jackson Harper, Zainab Jah, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Lizan Mitchell, Jonathan Earl Peck, Carter Woodson Redwood. Recorded at CDM Sound Studios, New York, New York.
Contents:
Track 31, Day 29: Today. Track 2: A note from the author ... and the artist -- Track 3, Day 1: Crispus Attucks -- Track 4, Day 2: Dred Scott decision -- Track 5, Day 3: Robert Smalls -- gTrack 6, Day 4: 14th Amendment -- Track 7, Day 5: Daniel Hale Williams -- Track 8, Day 6: Plessy v. Ferguson -- Track 9, Day 7: Matthew Henson -- Track 10, Day 8: Harriet Tubman -- Track 11, Day 9: Henry Johnson -- Track 12, Day 10: Madam C.J. Walker -- Track 13, Day 11: Bessie Coleman -- Track 14, Day 12: Jesse Owens -- Track 15, Day 13: Marian Anderson -- Track 16, Day 14: Jackie Robinson -- Track 17, Day 15: Brown v. Board of Education -- Track 18, Day 16: Rosa Parks -- Track 19, Day 17: Althea Gibson; Arthur Ashe -- Track 20, Day 18: "Little Rock Nine" -- Track 21, Day 19: Wilma Rudolph -- Track 22, Day 20: Martin Luther King Jr. -- Track 23, Day 21: Malcolm X -- Track 24, Day 22: Thurgood Marshall -- Track 25, Day 23: Shirley Chisholm -- Track 26, Day 24: Hank Aaron -- Track 27, Day 25: Guion "Guy" Bluford; Mae Jemison -- Track 28, Day 26: Nelson Mandela -- Track 29, Day 27: Oprah Winfrey -- Track 30, Day 28: Barack Obama -- Track 31, Day 29: Today.
Summary:
The 28 days of Black History Month are commemorated with descriptions of the men, women, and events that have been vital in defining the understanding of African-American history. The entries move chronologically from 1770 to the present, and encompass all walks of life. A final 29th day challenges listeners to make their own historical contributions.
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