Description
This youthful history of black America is a vital resource for educators, parents, and students alike. Respected author, educator, and pastor Marvin McMickle offers readers:
• A sampling/survey of African American history written chronologically so that the reader can see how history has unfolded over time
• A celebration of those persons and movements that refused to allow racism to set limits on their hopes and dreams
• Insight into the struggles and achievements of the past, with the hope that these stories and biographies can inspire this and future generations
• A teen-friendly format with "Phat Facts" in history and biographical profiles that offer the "411" on important figures in history
Author Bio
Marvin A. McMickle, DMin, PhD is currently Interim Regional Executive Minister of The Cleveland Baptist Association of American Baptist Churches USA. He was Interim Pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, where he previously served as senior pastor for nearly twenty-five years. He has also served as past president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, New York. No stranger to academia, McMickle previously served as professor of homiletics at Ashland Theological Seminary and in 2009, spent a semester as a visiting professor at Yale University Divinity School. He also taught at Case Western Reserve, Cleveland State, Princeton, and Fordham universities. A prolific author, McMickle, has more than a dozen books to his credit, including resources on preaching, ministry, and African American history