Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the fabulous Harlem Renaissance: louis "e;satchmo"e; armstrong eubie blake thomas andrew dorsey w. e. b. du bois duke ellington james reese europe jessie redmon fauset marcus garvey w. c. handy fletcher henderson langston hughes zora neale hurston hall johnson henry johnson oscar micheaux philip payton jr. gertrude "e;ma"e; rainey paul robeson augusta savage noble sissle bessie smith james van der zee dorothy west carter g. woodson "e;The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."e; -Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine "e;Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."e; -Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books "e;Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."e; -Booklist "e;The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies."e; -Horn Book

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFEDiscover why young people all over the country are reading theBlack Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is whatyou want to know about the lives of great black men and womenduring the fabulous Harlem Renaissance:louis "satchmo" armstrongeubie blakethomas andrew dorseyw. e. b. du boisduke ellingtonjames reese europejessie redmon fausetmarcus garveyw. c. handyfletcher hendersonlangston hugheszora neale hurstonhall johnsonhenry johnsonoscar micheauxphilip payton jr.gertrude "ma" raineypaul robesonaugusta savagenoble sisslebessie smithjames van der zeedorothy westcarter g. woodson"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books thatwould have really captivated me as a kid."Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuityand tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children'sBooks"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of theenormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names arefamiliar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to theirrightful place in history."Booklist"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-offpoint for deeper studies."Horn Book

Acknowledgments vIntroduction 1W. E. B. Du Bois 5W. C. Handy 13Philip A. Payton Jr. 19Jessie Redmon Fauset 23Bubie Blake and Noble Sissle 28Oscar Micheaux 34Gertrude "Ma" Rainey 39James Van Der Zee 43Marcus Garvey 48Francis Hall Johnson 54Zora Neale Hurston 59Augusta Savage 65Bessie Smith 70Paul Robeson 73Duke Ellington 80Thomas Andrew Dorsey 86Louis Armstrong 91Langston Hughes 95Dorothy West 102Chronology 107Notes 109Bibliography 112Picture Credits 115Author Credits 116Index 117