1877-1964

Presents biographies of six African Americans prominent in the arts and business worlds during the period known as the Harlem Renaissance--Bessie Smith, James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, A'lelia Walker, Augusta Fells Savage, and Arturo A. Schomburg.

Eyewitness accounts of three decades of civil rights history.

Describes the journey of African Americans from their homes in the South to industrial cities in the North around the time of World War I, and includes paintings that depict the migration.

Presents the story of the migration of African Americans from the South during the first half of the twentieth century.

Covers African-American advancements during the period of the federal government's management of the defeated Southern states.

Examines African-American life at the close of World War II, describes the struggle for freedom and justice during the 1940s and 1950s, and discusses the explosive years of the 1960s.

Chronicles the lives of African-Americans from the turn of the twentieth century to the Great Depression.

Chronicles the lives of African-Americans during the late 1800s.