Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk's life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and to bring to light the achievements of people of African descent throughout the ages. When Schomburg's collection became so big that it began to overflow his house (and his wife threatened to mutiny), he turned...

Publisher Annotation: Newbery Honoree Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez-the team behind Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library-reunite to take full measure of an iconic performer and political activist.