ReviewsCollective Biographies series. Published fall 2000. Each volume profiles ten notable figures, some famous (Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson, Judy Blume) and some less well known, such as activist Fannie Lou Hamer and author Bharati Mukherjee. The rushed entries, accompanied by standard black-and-white photographs, are too glib for the subjects' personalities to emerge, though the profiles may serve as good starting points for report writers. Bib., ind., The Horn Book Guide Fall 2001
Grade FromSixth Grade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal323.1/196073/00922 B
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisRon Harmon provides ten inspirational biographies of inspired figures in the Civil Rights Movement. These men and women dedicated their lives to the Civil Rights Movement and the quest to improve the lives of all Americans. The biographies encompass the full breadth of the movement. Harmon offers lively sketches of Charles Houston, Ella Baker, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, Julian Bond, and Jesse Jackson.