{"product_id":"pathfinders-the-journeys-of-16-extraordinary-black-souls-hardcover","title":"Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the lives of 16 extraordinary Black Americans in this engaging collection from Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner Tonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Untold numbers of Black men and women in America have achieved great things against the odds. In this insightful book, award-winning author Tonya Bolden commemorates the lives of sixteen Black individuals who dared to dream, take risks, and chart courses to success. They were Pathfinders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these pages you will meet \u003cb\u003eKatherine Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e, a mathematician who was instrumental in putting U.S. astronauts on the moon; \u003cb\u003eVenture Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, an African man who was enslaved in America but later bought his own freedom; \u003cb\u003eRichard Potter\u003c\/b\u003e, a magician whose methods paved the way for entertainers like Harry Houdini; \u003cb\u003eSissieretta Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, an opera singer who captivated audiences all over the world with her enchanting voice; \u003cb\u003eJames Forten\u003c\/b\u003e, a powder boy then prisoner of war during the Revolution who grew up to be one of Philadelphia's leading abolitionists and wealthiest citizens; \u003cb\u003eJames McCune Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, the first Black university-trained physician in the United States; \u003cb\u003eMary Bowser\u003c\/b\u003e, a spy during the Civil War; \u003cb\u003eAllen Allensworth\u003c\/b\u003e, town founder; \u003cb\u003eClara Brown\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the first Black women to settle in what would become Colorado; \u003cb\u003eMaggie Lena Walker\u003c\/b\u003e, the first Black woman to run a bank; \u003cb\u003eCharlie Wiggins\u003c\/b\u003e, a race car driver; \u003cb\u003eEugene Bullard\u003c\/b\u003e, a combat pilot in World War I; \u003cb\u003eOscar Micheaux\u003c\/b\u003e, filmmaker; \u003cb\u003eJackie Ormes\u003c\/b\u003e, cartoonist; \u003cb\u003eSadie Tanner Mossell Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e, an economist and attorney who fought for civil rights; and \u003cb\u003ePaul R. 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