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Famous African Americans from OhioBibliography on famous African Americans from Ohio developed for 2003 Bicentennial celebrations. WEB SITES:African-American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920African Americans in Southeastern Ohio National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center (Wilberforce) African American Museum (Cleveland)
Archie Griffin (football player)
Dolan, Edward F., 1924-
B G851D A biography of Archie Griffin, star player for Ohio State University's football team and two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy.
Carl Stokes (mayor)
Freund, David M.
B0009 F Includes an alphabetical compendium of the biographies of the major African-Americans covered in the series, a guide to relevant historic sites, and a master index.
Charles Chestnutt (author)
Thompson, Cliff.
B C5251T Discusses the life and writings of the early twentieth-century black author whose novels examine the Afro-American experience.
Charles Henry Turner (scientist)
Ross, Michael Elsohn, 1952-
595.7 R Chester Himes (author)
810.989 M Cleveland
973.049 G Coretta Scott King (civil rights leader)
Patrick, Diane.
B K52PAT Examines the life and work of Coretta Scott King.
CORETTA SCOTT KING : STRIVING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS / ANNE SCHRAFF ; SERIES CONSULTANT, RUSSELL L. ADAMS.
Schraff, Anne E.
B K52S Explores the life and career of Coretta Scott King, from her childhood in Alabama, through her work with the civil rights movement, to her continuing efforts on behalf of the underprivileged.
DaytonPeters, Margaret, 1936-
977.173 P Dorothy Dandridge (actor)
Mills, Earl.
B D178M 
Parker, Janice.
791.43 P Contains thirteen biographies of African American movie stars, including Dorothy Dandridge, Morgan Freeman, Richard Pryor, and Butterfly McQueen.
Edmonia Lewis (sculptor)
Turner, Glennette Tilley.
B00092 T Brief biographies of ten African Americans including C.G. Woodson, Dorothy Height, Thurgood Marshall, Charlemae Rollins, and Alex Haley. With a skit about each to be acted out.
PROUDLY RED AND BLACK : STORIES OF AFRICAN AND NATIVE AMERICANS / WILLIAM LOREN KATZ AND PAULA A. FR
Katz, William Loren.
970.004 K Brief biographies of people of mixed Native American and African ancestry who, despite barriers, made their mark on history, including trader Paul Cuffe, frontiersman Edward Rose, Seminole leader John Horse, and sculptress Edmonia Lewis.
Edwin Moses (Olympic track and field athlete)
Hunter, Shaun, 1961-
796.092 H Presents biographies of thirteen African Americans, including Edwin Moses, George Foreman, Debi Thomas, and Florence Griffith Joyner, who have won medals at the Olympics.
Garrett A. Morgan (inventor)
Sullivan, Otha Richard, 1941-
609.239 S Profiles the lives of twenty-five African American inventors who made significant scientific contributions from the eighteenth century to modern times.
Amram, Fred M. B.
609.227609.227 A527AF 1996AMRAM Brief biographical profiles of five African American inventors.
Granville T. Woods (inventor)
McKissack, Pat, 1944-
609.227 M Halle Berry (actor)
Naden, Corinne J.
B B5343N A biography of the actress who won a Golden Globe Award in 2000 for her leading role in the television movie "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge."
Jesse Owens (Olympic track and field athlete)
Green, Carl R.
B J274G A biography of the outlaw who, with his brother Frank, led a gang of bank and train robbers from the late 1860's through the 1870's.
McKissack, Pat, 1944-
B O97M Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.
Jim Brown (football player and coach)
Prentzas, G. S.
B B8783P John Parker (abolitionist - Underground Railroad)
Rappaport, Doreen.
B P241R Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.
Joseph Zachariah Taylor ("Joe") Jordan (composer)
Altman, Susan.
B00929 ALTMA Ken Griffey, Jr. (baseball player)
Rolfe, John.
B G8494RO 
Savage, Jeff, 1961-
B G8494SJ Details the life and career of Ken Griffey, Jr., discussing his lifelong interest in baseball and his experiences with the Seattle Mariners.
Langston Hughes (author)
Rhynes, Martha E., 1929-
B H8939RH 2002B H8939RH A biography of a man who, from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance through the 1960s, wrote poems, stories, and books which celebrated his African American heritage.
McKissack, Pat, 1944-
B H8939MC 
Walker, Alice, 1944-
B H8939W An illustrated biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.The text of a 1974 picture-book biography of the poet Langston Hughes is reprinted, with new illustrations.
Paul Laurence Dunbar (poet)
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906.
811.4 DUNBA An illustrated collection of poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar, including "A Boy's Summer Song," "The Sparrow," and "Little Brown Baby."
Reef, Catherine.
B D8993R 2000 A biography of the poet who faced racism and devoted himself to depicting the black experience in America.
McKissack, Pat, 1944-
B D899M A biography of the turn-of-the-century black poet and novelist whose works were among the first to give an honest presentation of black life.
Rita Dove (poet)
Potter, Joan.
B0009 P Provides brief biographical sketches of African Americans who were the first of their race to accomplish a goal in a variety of fields, from medicine and politics to sports and entertainment.
Toni Morrison (author)
Morrison, Toni.
J MORRI Because they do not abide by the rules written by the adults around them, three children are judged unable to handle their freedom and forced to live in a box with three locks on the door.
Jones, Amy Robin, 1958-
B M88286J 
Rhodes, Lisa Renee.
B M88286R 
Haskins, James, 1941-
B M88286H Virginia Hamilton (author)
Wheeler, Jill C., 1964-
B H2218W A biography of the children's writer known for her varied novels and interest in black history.
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