Author/Editor
Weidt, Maryann
Matthew Henson was an African American member
of the first group of explorers to reach the North
Pole, whose achievement was ignored for many years.
This is a detailed biography focussing mainly
on the trip to the Arctic.
Lerner Publications Co,
2003, ISBN 0822515652
Matthew
Henson
Zora
Neale Huston
Author/Editor
Miller,
William This is a lyrical account of the childhood
of the renowned African American writer Zora Neale
Huston, born in 1891, who collected and later
recounted the oral traditions of African Americans.
KS2
Lee & Low, 1996, ISBN
1880000334
