Briefly traces the life of the first African-American woman to go into space, from her childhood in Chicago through her education and work in the Peace Corps to her work as a doctor on her historic flight.
A brief biography of the African American who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.
A brief biography of the abolitionist who escaped from slavery and used his speeches and writings to lead the fight for freedom and civil rights for African Americans.
A brief biography of an African American inventor that describes, in rhyming text, how his lifelong interest in machines led to the invention of the traffic signal.
A brief biography of the slave who learned to read and write, became the second woman in America to have a book published, and won international fame for her poetry.