28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World

from Sullywriter

A good concept and an appealing, handsome presentation with beautiful illustrations by Shane Evans but the author fails to achieve his goal of wanting "to go beyond the familiar names and faces I saw every year without new additions." The majority of names and faces I see here are those that have...

from pataustin

One of the aspects I loved best about this compilation of memorable moments in African-American history is the Author's Note in which Charles Smith begins" I've always had a love-hate relationship with Black History Month." He details his beefs with it (not unlike mine) --What about the rest of t...

from nbmars

The author wanted to create a work for Black History Month that would go beyond the familiar names and faces bruited every year. His thoughts on this phenomenon that he gave in an interview are worth quoting, because they are so true! "I remember sitting in my sixth grade class at Marian Anderson...

from nbmars

The author wanted to create a work for Black History Month that would go beyond the familiar names and faces bruited every year. His thoughts on this phenomenon that he gave in an interview are worth quoting, because they are so true! "I remember sitting in my sixth grade class at Marian Anderson...