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The National Urban League Negro Heroes. [No. 1]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09639.01 Author/Creator: The National Urban League Place Written: New York, New York Type: Comic book Date: 1947 Pagination: 34 p. : Height: 29 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Download PDF

Issue number one of the comic book called Negro Heroes. This comic features biographies of famous and influential African Americans. The people featured in this issue are, George Washington Carver, Mary McLeod Bethune, Paul Robeson, Matt Henson, Charles French, Charles Davis and Charles Thomas. Each person has a few pages dedicated to their story.

Carver, George Washington, 1864-1943
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
Henson, Matt, 1866-1955
French, Charles, fl. 1942
Davis, Charles, fl. 1944
Thomas, Charles, 1920-1980

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