The autobiography of Rosa Parks, the Afro-American woman who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest led to a year long boycot of the bus system which ended with a federal injunction against segregation on buses.

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father, a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man, has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey, first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of...

Pays tribute to a baseball legend and civil rights hero and discusses his nine values in life to achieve his goals.

A biography of the Negro poet and playwright whose themes were based on his diverse ethnic and social experiences in Harlem and in the many places he traveled.

Presents the life, words, and principles of the noted civil rights worker through extensive quotations from his speeches and writings.

Presents brief biographies of twelve African Americans who courageously fought against racism to become leaders in their fields, including Marian Anderson, Ralph Bunche, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Malcolm X.

Presents short biographies of ninety-five black Americans from colonial to contemporary times, highlighting their personal achievements and their resulting contributions to the growth of American society.

A revealing portrait of the athlete who overcame asthma to win numerous Olympic gold medals. Describes Joyner-Kersee's 4 Olympic championships, despite asthma attacks.

A biography of the civil rights activist who devoted her life to helping blacks register to vote and gain a national political voice.