American troublemakers

The story of Robeson, the stage actor whose career declined as he became increasingly involved in the world peace and racial equality movements.

Biography of the innovative dancer who became controversial when she set up a school of dance in Moscow and married a Russian poet.

Text and accompanying photographs describe the life of the black woman journalist who was born into slavery and conducted a lifelong crusade for the civil rights of various minorities.

A biography of the Sioux chief who worked to maintain the rights of Native American people and who led the defeat of General Custer at the Little Big Horn in 1876.

Text and accompanying photographs present a biography of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.

Describes the life of the American labor organizer Mary Harris Jones.