Weatherford, Carole Boston

Traces the African-American struggle, from slavery to the present, to overcome racism and racist laws thereby becoming constitutionally and legally equal to other American citizens.

Imagines how Sasha and Malia Obama felt while on the campaign trail with their father and what it was like for the Obama family to decide on what type of dog to get once they settled into the White House; and includes facts about other presidential dogs.

The foundation of the civil rights movement.

A biography of Jesse Owens, the African American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games.

Describes the feelings of a fictional character who witnessed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombings in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963.

Uses historical photographs and text to explore what it was like to play in baseball's Negro League, and provides information about some of the League's most distinguished players.

Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday looks back on her early years in this fictional memoir written in verse.

The 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young Southern black girl.

Shares the story of Matthew Henson, an African-American man who vigorously pursued his dream to reach the North Pole along with explorer Robert Peary.

Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.