And Not Afraid To Dare: The Stories of Ten African-American Women
By Tonya Bolden.
Description
Here are the stories of ten African-American women who did not allow racism or sexism to stand between them and their aspirations.The African-American women in this book were not afraid to strive to be free, to be heard, to be given a chance at success. It was this gutsiness, this refusal to give up that led them to fulfill their dreams.Read the inspiring stories of writer Toni Morrison, former opera singer Leontyne Price, former astronaut Mae C. Jemison, Olympic gold-medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee, pioneer Mary Fields, escaped slave Ellen Craft , teacher Charlotte Forten Grimke, journalist...
ISBN(s)
0439471397, 9780439471398
