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Haskins, James

Jesse Jackson

James Haskins

Presents the life, accomplishments, and goals of the civil rights activist and politician Jesse Jackson, from his childhood in North Carolina through his years in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

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Toni Morrison

James Haskins

Examines the life and work of the successful novelist, who became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.

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The Geography of Hope

James Haskins

Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves, led by such men as Benjamin Singleton and Henry Adams, to t

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I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

James Haskins

Traces the life of singer Diana Ross from her early years in a Detroit ghetto to Hollywood.

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Revolutionaries: Agents of Change

James Haskins

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Outward Dreams

James Haskins

Discusses black inventors and their contributions, including Benjamin Bradley, Madam Walker, and George Washington Carver.

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Religions

James Haskins

Discusses the history, practices, and beliefs of the five major religions in the world today: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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