African American History:
African Americans From Philadelphia
Notable African Americans from the City of Brotherly Love.
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Henry Ossawa Tanner, American Artist by Matthews, Marcia M.
Notes: At the turn of the 20th century, Henry Ossawa Tanner was one of the first artists to represent African Americans realistically, with beauty and dignity.
ISBN: 0226510069
Callnumber: 759.13 t157ma
Will Smith by Greene, Meg
Notes: Actor/rapper Will Smith grew up in the Wynnefield section of West Philadelphia.
ISBN: 0791064697
Callnumber: 791.4302 Sm68g
Best of Grover Washington, Jr. by Washington, Grover
Notes: Grover Washington was Philadelphia's Jazz Ambassador. Grover stands larger than life on a three story tall mural on the corner of Broad and Diamond Streets.
ISBN: 1575604906
Callnumber: 788.66 W277b
Smokin' Joe: the Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World by Frazier, Joe
Notes: Smokin' Joe Frazier was a former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and ran a gym on North Broad Street for boxers to train.
ISBN: 002860847X
Callnumber: 796.8309 F869s
Patti's Pearls: Lessons in Living Genuinely, Joyfully, Generously by LaBelle, Patti
Notes: Patti LaBelle is best known as an R&B, soul and gospel singer, but she is also an author, actress, and television show host.
ISBN: 0446527947
Callnumber: 170.44 L112p
Dancing Spirit: an Autobiography by Jamison, Judith
Notes: Judith Jamison graduated from Germantown High School, went on to become an influential dancer and choreographer and was the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
ISBN: 0385425570
Callnumber: 792.8028 J246d
Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems by Sanchez, Sonia
Notes: Sonia Sanchez is the author of over a dozen books of poetry as well as plays, essays, and children's books. She has lectured at more than 500 colleges and universities.
ISBN: 0807068500
Callnumber: 811 Sa55sh
W.E.B. DuBois by Troy, Don
Notes: Activist, author, sociologist, historian, and scholar, W.E.B. DuBois was the leading voice of civil rights during his era.
ISBN: 1567665551
Callnumber: j305.896 D852 t
Poems by Harper, Francis Ellen Watkins
Notes: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was a poet, educator and activist who was a Suffragette and Abolitionist and was active in the Underground Railroad and NAACP.
ISBN: 1892616017
Callnumber: 811H234a8
Richard Allen by Klots, Steve
Notes: Richard Allen was born a slave but bought his freedom and went on to found the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church.
ISBN: 1555465706
Callnumber: j287.8092 Al54k