african americans

Discusses the life, innovations, and accomplishments of the famous scientist.

Presents a biography of the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Also traces the history of all-black baseball teams.

Examines the life of Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave who risked her freedom to help other slaves along the Underground Railroad. Presented in graphic novel form.

Presents biographical profiles of twenty African-American men and women whose accomplishments have made a significant impact on their communities and their country, each accompanied by a portrait created by artist Ansel Pitcairn.

Presents a short biography on Jackie Robinson and discusses his early childhood in Georgia and California, college sports and days with the Kansas City Monarchs baseball league, and recruitment as the first African-American to play major league baseball.

A biography of the African-American artist who grew up in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance and became one of the most renowned painters of the life of his people.

Profiles the lives of twenty-five African-American inventors who made significant scientific contributions from the eighteenth century to modern times.

A biography of the Detroit Pistons superstar whose solid work ethic, humility, and commitment to team play make him unique.

Twelve-year-old Freedom, the son of a freed slave living in Delaware in the early 1850s, takes over his father's work in the Underground Railroad when his father disappears.

A collection of ghost stories and anecdotes that are part of the folklore of African Americans.