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Presents a narrative description of the life of President Barack Obama, beginning with his childhood in Hawaii, his family, his education, and professional achievements.

In graphic novel format, a brief biography of Barack Obama that focuses on his political career from his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2004 through his election in 2008 as the 44th President of the United States.

Presents in graphic novel format events from the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.

A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress.

An illustrated biography of Barack Obama that discusses his parents, childhood, education, work in Chicago, accomplishments throughout his political career, as well as his victorious 2008 presidential campaign against Senator John McCain.

An examination of the life of Barack Obama, covering his childhood, family, careers as a lawyer and senator, presidential campaign, and role as president.

A biography of Robert Smalls who, during the Civil War, commandeered the Confederate ship Planter to carry his family and twelve other slaves to freedom, and went on to become a United States Congressman working toward African-American advancement.

An illustrated biography of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his activities on behalf of civil rights, specifically his leadership in the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in an effort to secure voting rights for African-Americans.

Presents a brief biography of John Lewis who knew that treating someone differently because of the color of their skin was unfair and wrong, and in his early 20s, he decided to do something about it. He would become one of the most influential leaders in the civil rights movement, and continues that work today.

"Follow the courageous journey of John Lewis, a civil rights hero, congressional leader, and human rights champion whose unwavering fight for justice spans the past 50 years. The son of sharecroppers, Lewis grew up in the segregated South and rose from Alabama's Black Belt to the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. His humble origins have forever linked him to those whose voices often go unheard"--OCLC.