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Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969- author.

28 days : moments in black history that changed the world / by Charles R. Smith ; read by a multi-cast.

Pine Plains, NY : Live Oak Media, [2015]

1 audio disc (68 min., 45 sec.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (unpaged : color illustrations ; 30 cm)

digital optical

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The 28 days of Black History Month are commemorated with descriptions of the men, women, and events that have been vital in defining the understanding of African-American history. The entries move chronologically from 1770 to the present, and encompass all walks of life. A final 29th day challenges listeners to make their own historical contributions.

African Americans -- History -- Juvenile sound recordings.

African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile sound recordings.

Heroes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile sound recordings.

Successful people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile sound recordings.

African American celebrities -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile sound recordings.

Children's audiobooks.

Evans, Shane, illustrator.

Twenty-eight days

Accompanying book illustrated by Shane W. Evans.

Music composer: Chris Kubie ; music direction and sound editing: Rory Young ; producer: Arnie Cardillo.

Narrators: Dion Graham, William Jackson Harper, Zainab Jah, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Lizan Mitchell, Jonathan Earl Peck, Carter Woodson Redwood..

Recorded at CDM Sound Studios, New York, New York.

Title and credits -- A note from the author...and the artist -- Crispus Attucks -- Dred Scott decision -- Robert Smalls -- gTrack 6, Day 4: 14th Amendment -- Daniel Hale Williams -- Plessy v. Ferguson -- Matthew Henson -- Harriet Tubman -- Henry Johnson -- Madam C.J. Walker -- Bessie Coleman -- Jesse Owens -- Marian Anderson -- Jackie Robinson -- Brown v. Board of Education -- Rosa Parks -- Althea Gibson; Arthur Ashe -- "Little Rock Nine" -- Wilma Rudolph -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Malcolm X -- Thurgood Marshall -- Shirley Chisholm -- Hank Aaron -- Guion "Guy" Bluford; Mae Jemison -- Nelson Mandela -- Oprah Winfrey -- Barack Obama -- Today.

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