Pinkney, Andrea Davis

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.

A picture book that celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-in at the lunch counter at Woolworth's as a protest against segregation.

The story of one of the most unique and courageous women in American history, Sojourner Truth.

Story of the correspondence between Benjamin Banneker, a free black man, who wrote to Thomas Jefferson to tell him how he felt about Jefferson owning slaves.

Describes how Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahalia Jackson shared a message of peace and hope in the civil rights movement.

Describes the life and accomplishments of the son of a former slave whose unusual bulldogging style made him a rodeo star.

Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the African American experience.

Cutie LaRue is perfect in nearly every way, but her sleeplessness causes problems for her parents until they send for a new toy that introduces Cutie to the Dreamland Nightclub.