James Haskins

Haskins, James

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James Haskins was born in Demopolis, Alabama. He graduated from high school in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1960 he received a B.A. degree from Georgetown University, in 1962 he received a B.S. degree from Alabama State University, and in 1963 he received a M.A. degree from the University of New Mexico. After graduation, he moved to New York and worked as a stock trader on Wall Street. He taught music and special education classes in Harlem, and eventually left stock trading to become a full-time teacher. His first book, Diary of a Harlem Schoolteacher, was published in 1969. He was a professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and lived in New York City. Over the course of his career, he wrote well over 100 books, mostly for children and young adults, focusing on the biographies of leading African Americans and key aspects of African-American culture, social history, and contemporary life. He died in 2005 of complications from emphysema.

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The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
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African American Millionaires (Black Stars)
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Mr. Bojangles: The Biography of Bill Robinson
Representative edition published 2013
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African American Entrepreneurs (Black Stars)
Representative edition published 2012
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Count your way through Zimbabwe
Representative edition published 2010
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African American religious leaders
Representative edition published 2008
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Delivering Justice
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Africa
Representative edition published 2007
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Count your way through Afghanistan
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Count your way through Egypt
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Count your way through Iran
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Count your way through Kenya
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Count your way through South Africa
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John Lewis in the lead
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Africa
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African Beginnings
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African heroes
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Building a New Land
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Freedom Rides
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Outward Dreams
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The March on Washington
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Black Stars of the Civil Rights Movement
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Black stars of colonial and revolutionary times
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Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance
Representative edition published 2003
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