James Haskins
James Haskins (1941–2005) was an American author and educator who wrote more than 100 books for adults and children. Much of his work focused on African American history, culture, and biography, helping introduce young readers to important figures and overlooked stories. He was also active in education and civil rights, and his first book, "Diary of a Harlem Schoolteacher," grew out of his experience teaching in Harlem.
nonfiction
biography
children's literature
history
Champion: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Outward Dreams: Black Inventors and Their Inventions
The Life and Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The life and death of Martin Luther King, Jr
Bound for America: The Forced Migration of Africans to the New World
Count Your Way Through Israel
Count Your Way Through Japan
Count Your Way Through Zimbabwe
Building a New Land: African Americans in Colonial America
Separate but Not Equal: The Dream and the Struggle
Count Your Way Through Iran
Nat King Cole
Keeping the Faith: African-American Sermons of Liberation
Scatman: An Authorized Biography of Scatman Crothers
Out of the Darkness: The Story of Blacks Moving North, 1890-1940 (Great Journeys)
Bound for America: The Forced Migration of Africans to the New World
Count Your Way Through Kenya
Count Your Way Through France
Outward Dreams: Black Inventors and Their Inventions
Count Your Way Through Greece
Count Your Way Through Greece
Count Your Way Through Africa
Colin Powell: A Biography
Count Your Way Through Italy