history

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.

Traces the history of the team from its beginnings through 1996.

Photographs and text document the history and meaning of clothing, from loincloths to modern children's clothes.

Presents a brief history of African-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

Describes the wild and lawless frontier West of the 1800s, including vigilantes, range wars, stagecoach holdups, and train robberies.

Tells the story of the Negro Leagues when Andrew "Rube" Foster, the Father of Black Baseball, organized the first Negro League in 1920, to when talented players like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and James "Cool Papa" Bell were finally able to show their stuff.

A portrait of the first Pony Express run as it gallops through the Old West.

Illustrates the ways in which humans and animals have worked together throughout history, from the dogs that helped Stone Age people hunt to bacteria that gobble up oil spills.

A biography of Frederick Olmsted who with architect Calvert Vaux won a design contest which became the famous Central Park.

Examines the life of the first African-American to be appointed to the Supreme Court and his lifelong struggle for equal justice for all Americans.