African Americans of Chattanooga

African Americans of Chattanooga

A History of Unsung Heroes

By Rita Lorraine Hubbard

$21.99

Publication Date: 17th December 2007

Learn and discover how African-Americans have held a prominent place in the history of Chattanooga dating back to the 16th century.


Did you know that Chattanooga is the hometown of the first African-American appointed to lead counsel on a Supreme Court case? The home of the nation's oldest student, who learned to read at age 116? The home of the African-American blacksmith who put shackles on the "Andrew's Raiders" after the Great Locomotive Chase? The site of one of the first integrated police departments in the South? Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard chronicles the ways Afri... Read More

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Learn and discover how African-Americans have held a prominent place in the history of Chattanooga dating back to the 16th century.


Did you know that Chattanooga is the hometown of the first African-American appointed to lead counsel on a Supreme Court case? The home of the nation's oldest student, who learned to read at age 116? The home of the African-American blacksmith who put shackles on the "Andrew's Raiders" after the Great Locomotive Chase? The site of one of the first integrated police departments in the South? Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard chronicles the ways Afri... Read More
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Learn and discover how African-Americans have held a prominent place in the history of Chattanooga dating back to the 16th century.


Did you know that Chattanooga is the hometown of the first African-American appointed to lead counsel on a Supreme Court case? The home of the nation's oldest student, who learned to read at age 116? The home of the African-American blacksmith who put shackles on the "Andrew's Raiders" after the Great Locomotive Chase? The site of one of the first integrated police departments in the South? Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard chronicles the ways African-Americans have shaped Chattanooga, and presents inspirational achievements that have gone largely unheralded over the years - and so much more!

Details
  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: American Heritage
  • Publication Date: 17th December 2007
  • State: Tennessee
  • Illustration Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781596293151
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
Rita Lorraine Hubbard is a former special education teacher of eleven years, with a master of science degree in school psychology. She is a member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), and AACBWI (African American Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), and is the author of several unpublished children's books focusing on the challenges of children in the "special" population.
Rita is also founder and CEO of Shades of Greatness? Calendars, which pay tribute to the lives of early African American inventors. Her calendars received a favorable review from Teaching Pre-K-8 magazine in 2004. Visit Rita online at www.RitaHubbard.com or www.ShadesofGreatness.com.

Learn and discover how African-Americans have held a prominent place in the history of Chattanooga dating back to the 16th century.


Did you know that Chattanooga is the hometown of the first African-American appointed to lead counsel on a Supreme Court case? The home of the nation's oldest student, who learned to read at age 116? The home of the African-American blacksmith who put shackles on the "Andrew's Raiders" after the Great Locomotive Chase? The site of one of the first integrated police departments in the South? Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard chronicles the ways African-Americans have shaped Chattanooga, and presents inspirational achievements that have gone largely unheralded over the years - and so much more!

  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: American Heritage
  • Publication Date: 17th December 2007
  • State: Tennessee
  • Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781596293151
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Rita Lorraine Hubbard is a former special education teacher of eleven years, with a master of science degree in school psychology. She is a member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), and AACBWI (African American Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), and is the author of several unpublished children's books focusing on the challenges of children in the "special" population.
Rita is also founder and CEO of Shades of Greatness? Calendars, which pay tribute to the lives of early African American inventors. Her calendars received a favorable review from Teaching Pre-K-8 magazine in 2004. Visit Rita online at www.RitaHubbard.com or www.ShadesofGreatness.com.

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