african americans

Ten-year-old Dreenie feels both intrigued and frightened when she thinks about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia is making her pale and causing her to use a wheelchair.

A collection of poems describes a young boy's life with his working mother as he establishes his own identity and develops a close relationship with his mother's friend, Blue.

A collection of poems centering on the theme of love.

Even though the railroad fireman senses danger ahead, he follows his engineer's command to increase the train's power so that the mysterious whistle blows.

A collection of poems, accompanied by photographs, about African-American children living around the turn of the century.

A brief biography of the woman who, in 1921, became the first African American to earn a pilot's license.

During a heavy rainstorm in 1930s rural Mississippi, a ten-year-old white boy sees a bus driver order all the black passengers off a crowded bus to make room for late-arriving white passengers and then set off across the raging Rosa Lee River.

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.

After eleven-year-old orphan-train rider David Howard settles with a strict Missouri farm family, his best friend, an ex-slave, is threatened by the growing presence of the Ku-Klux Klan.

A brief biography of the Dallas Cowboys running back who has earned such titles as Rookie of the Year and Superbowl Most Valuable Player in his first five years in professional football.