Presents the true story of two men--one African-American, the other white--who lived in the same Ohio neighborhood, went to the same school, joined the Army Air Corps in 1941, and finally became close friends nearly sixty years later.
Discusses the life and work of American author Ray Bradbury, covering his upbringing in Illinois, Arizona, and California; his interest in writing; and his literary accomplishments.
Presents the true story of journalist John Howard Griffin who, in the 1950s, had his skin medically darkened and traveled through the Deep South in order to experience first hand the cruelty and injustice of segregation.
Presents the biography of boxing great Sugar Ray Robinson and chronicles his early childhood in Georgia and Detroit and his development as a boxer in the 1950s.
A biography of the highly regarded science fiction author of Fahrenheit 451 and numerous other books, covering his childhood, first publications, and eventual literary success.
