28 Days, Charles R. Smith Jr.
28 Days, Charles R. Smith Jr.
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28 Days
Moments in Black History That Changed the World

Author: Charles R. Smith Jr.

Narrator: Various

Unabridged: 1 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 03/01/2016

Synopsis

Each day features a different influential figure in African-American history, from Crispus Attucks, the first man shot in the Boston Massacre, sparking the Revolutionary War, to Madame C. J. Walker - who after years of adversity became the wealthiest black woman in the country, as well as one of the wealthiest black Americans, to Barack Obama - the country's first African-American president. This is a completely unique look at the importance and influence of African Americans on the history of this country. A Live Oak Media audio production.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Edward

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 al......more

Goodreads review by MissSusie

Just listened to this for free on soundcloud from Audiofile magazine, it's a great listen! [URL not allowed] Learned about some people I'd never heard of and it made me want to do more research on those people! Fantastic narration!!!......more

Goodreads review by Kristen

This would be an awesome book for teachers looking to supplement their BHM lessons and units--particularly for upper elementary and middle grade students (though I would argue even older students would benefit). Smith presents a great mixture of well-known and little-known figures. Some reviewers di......more

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