A short biography of Barack Obama, the first African-American president.

Stories and articles from the 1920s children's magazine "The Brownies' Book" capture the Afro-American experience.

John Henry is the strongest, fastest hammerman working on the railroads in the years after the American Civil War. One day, a salesman comes by with a machine he says can drill faster than any man. John is determined to prove no fancy device can beat him! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Professionally translated.

Describes the experiences of African Americans who joined the military during World War I and their fights against both the Germans and racism.

Chronicles the lives of African Americans during the Revolutionary War and the early years of the nation.

M is for Mohawk: An Alphabet Book of Fresh Hairstyles is a fun and funky tour through the abc's of hairdos. Enjoy the simultaneously diverse and uniform illustrations on each page and get in on the fun by drawing your own hairstyle for letter Y.

The Vietnam War was the first conflict in which the U.S. military fought in units that were racially integrated, but despite this move toward equality, African American soldiers faced discrinimation in base camps and off duty, and suffered the greatest casualties.

"Millie’s arms have been really itchy lately...but this is nothing a trip to her dermatologist, Dr. Stewart, can’t solve. Join Millie and Suzie as they learn about their skin, the job of a dermatologist and why their skin is beautiful."--