Jackson, Garnet

A simple, illustrated story of the first Thanksgiving, celebrated by the pilgrims and their Native American friends.

Describes the life of Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, covering her childhood in Barbados and Brooklyn and her political career.

A brief biography of Dr. Charles Drew, an American physician who researched in the field of blood transfusions.

A biography of Toni Morrison, the African-American author who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993.

Presents a brief illustrated biography of sculptor Selma Burke, covering her work as a nurse and desire from a young age to become an artist, her time as a teacher at the Harlem Art Center in New York, establishment of the Selma Burke School of Sculpture, and many other achievements.

Examines the life of the first African-American man to be appointed an associate justice of the highest court in the United States.

A biography of the first female African-American astronaut Mae Jemison.