Jim Haskins

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Jim Haskins was an American author and educator best known for his numerous books on African American history and biography, particularly for young readers.

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instanceOf author ⓘ
educator ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Boston Globe–Horn Book Award ⓘ
Carter G. Woodson Book Award ⓘ
Coretta Scott King Award ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth September 19, 1941 ⓘ
dateOfDeath July 22, 2005 ⓘ
educatedAt Alabama State University ⓘ
Georgetown University ⓘ
University of New Mexico ⓘ
employer University of Florida ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
fieldOfWork African American history ⓘ
biography ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ
genre biography ⓘ
children's non-fiction ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
young adult literature ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mainSubject African American biography ⓘ
African American culture ⓘ
civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ
notableFor popularizing African American history for young readers ⓘ
notableWork Black Music in America ⓘ
I Have a Dream: The Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. ⓘ
Ralph Bunche: A Man of Peace ⓘ
The Cotton Club ⓘ
The Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
linked to: Harlem Renaissance

The Story of Jazz ⓘ
The Story of Langston Hughes ⓘ
The Story of Soul Music ⓘ
The Story of Stevie Wonder ⓘ
occupation university teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Demopolis, Alabama ⓘ
linked to: Demopolis
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Gainesville, Florida ⓘ
wroteAbout Duke Ellington ⓘ
Langston Hughes ⓘ
Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ
Ralph Bunche ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
wroteForAudience children ⓘ
young adults ⓘ

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Rosa Parks: My Story → coAuthor → Jim Haskins ⓘ