Learn about the life of Harriet Tubman, a woman who escaped enslavement to become a powerful, courageous force for both freedom and equality.

Biography of Booker Washington, who as a child dreamed of reading and writing, walked five hundred miles to the Hampton Institute, and became a leader in the African American community.

An introduction to a great civil rights leader.

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.

Learn about the life of actress and singer Lena Horne.

"Your story begins in Africa. Your African ancestors defied the odds and survived 400 years of slavery in America and passed down an extraordinary legacy to you. Beginning in Africa before 1619, Your Legacy presents an unprecedentedly accessible, empowering, and proud introduction to African American history for children. While your ancestors' freedom was taken from them, their spirit was not; this book celebrates their accomplishments, acknowledges...

A biography of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, who recorded more than 200 albums and performed at Carnegie Hall 26 times.

"The life of Junius G. Groves, a sharecropper in Kansas who grew a modest potato farm into a potato kingdom."--

Relates an incident from the childhood of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., when his best friend's father said they could no longer play together because "colored and white can't mix!"