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    Brave Black Women: From Slavery to the Space Shuttle, by Sharon Kahn  
 
  Nonfiction, first publication in 1997
 
 
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  Writing especially for students in grades four through eight, Ruthe Winegarten and Sharon Kahn trace the history of black women from slavery until today. Adapted from the award-winning Black Texas Women, the book profiles teachers, businesswomen, civil rights leaders, community activists, doctors, nurses, athletes, musicians, artists, and political leaders and concludes with a biography of Barbara Jordan.

 
 
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