New African Americans

Brent Ashabranner has written widely on American social history and complex social issues for young readers. Among his many award-winning books, six have been named ALA Notables and three have won the Carter G. Woodson Book Award given annually by the National Council for the Social Studies. Mr. Ashabranner has worked in Ethiopia, Libya, and Nigeria for U.S. foreign assistance programs and for the Ford Foundation in the Philippines and Indonesia. He was director of the Peace Corps program in India and deputy director of the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C. Currently Mr. Ashabranner lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.Ashabranner, Brent K. is the author of 'New African Americans', published 1999 under ISBN 9780208024251 and ISBN 0208024255.