Junior world biographies

A biography of the former first lady who was the first United States ambassador to the United Nations and a spokesperson for worldwide human rights.

A biography of the controversial boxer, Muhammad Ali.

A biography of the Black South African leader, focusing on his struggle to overthrow the tyrannies of apartheid.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement in the nineteenth century.

A biography of the Cuban American pop singer who is the leader of the popular Latin musical group, the Miami Sound Machine.

Biography of W.E.B. Du Bois, founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who led the fight for civil rights for African Americans in the first half of the twentieth century.

Presents the life of the African American laundress who founded a cosmetics company and became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.

A brief biography emphasizing her ascent to the top of the charts as a vocalist and her emergence as a Hollywood box-office sensation.

Examines the life and accomplishments of the black scientist who concocted many new uses for crops and promoted ecologically sound methods of farming.

A biography of the black explorer who, together with Robert E. Peary, discovered the North Pole in 1909.