biography

Story of Matthew and Mae Bertha Carter, whose determination to build a better life led them to take advantage of new civil rights laws in 1965 and send their children to an all-white school in Sunflower County, Mississippi and whose family suffered threats, deprivation and torture as a result.

An autobiography of Dionicio Morales who was born in America to Mexican parents revealing how he battled poverty, disease, and discrimination to become the founder of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, a community-based human service organization.

Traces the lives of two young boys from Sudan, Ayuel Leek and Beny Ngor Chol, who flee persecution in the form of starvation and violence, walk to Ethiopia, survive in refugee camps, and eventually reach the United States, where they are mentored in college so they can achieve their goal of helping other Sudanese.

Charles Marsh discusses how his childhood hometown was affected by the Civil Rights Movement and its fallout.

Contains a series of letters written by a black soldier to a Massachusetts newspaper during the Civil War.

A journey behind the mists and myths of history to reveal the real Alexander the Great, using re-creations and academic insight.

Jerrold Ladd's account of his journey from the housing projects of West Dallas to a life of hope despite his struggle against depression and bitterness.