Pinkney, Andrea Davis

"Having lost her mother at a young age, Ella Fitzgerald struggled as a child, especially during the Great Depression. But after winning over the audience with her singing at an Amateur Night at the Apollo, Ella's career began, and she eventually went on to become a world-renowned singer known as the First Lady of Song"--Provided by publisher.

"When young Tybre Faw discovers Congressman John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for the right to vote -- Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship!"--Provided by publisher.

"Five . . . poems that celebrate the . . . early days between parent and child, and the . . . joy of watching a brand-new life take shape"--OCLC.

Discusses the life and work of the Underground Railroad activist, Harriet Tubman.

Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.

Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Greensboro, North Carolina sit-in at the lunch counter at Woolworth's as a protest against segregation.

Discusses the life and work of the Underground Railroad activist, Harriet Tubman.

Loretta, Roly, and Aggie B. Little relate their Mississippi family's struggles and triumphs from 1927 to 1968 while struggling as sharecroppers, living under Jim Crow, and fighting for Civil Rights.

"A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of young America.""--Provided by publisher.