Profiles the lives of twenty-five African-American inventors who made significant scientific contributions from the eighteenth century to modern times.
Profiles notable African-American religious leaders who have helped unite the black community throughout history, including Sojourner Truth, Nat Turner, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Al Sharpton.
Presents a collection of twenty-five short biographies of African-American millionaires beginning with William Alexander Leidesdorff in the 1840s and including others such as Quincy Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, and Tiger Woods.
Presents profiles of twenty-five African-American scholars and educators from throughout history, grouped in four sections, including the early years, the Civil War years and Reconstruction, the new century, and modern times.
Discusses the lives and work of such notable African American women authors as: Phillis Wheatley, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, and Terry McMillan.
Profiles over thirty notable African Americans in the health field, including Civil War nurse Susie King Taylor, Dr. Charles Drew, father of the blood bank, and young pioneering surgeon Ben Carson.
