Lillie Patterson Books
Benjamin Banneker, Genius of Early America
A biography of the distinguished eighteenth-century black astronomer, farmer, mathematician, and surveyor whose accomplishments include having published a popular almanac and constructed the first...
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David, the story of a king
A retelling of the Old Testament story of David the shepherd who became King of Israel.
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Sure hands, strong heart
A biography of the black surgeon who, among other achievements, was the first to perform open heart surgery.
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Booker T. Washington
A biography of the Black educator and organizer of Tuskegee Institute who spent his life working for equality for the people of his race.
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Francis Scott Key
A biography of the Washington lawyer and amateur verse writer who composed the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812.
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