A brief biography of the African-American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship to make unusual and important discoveries in the field of agriculture.

An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African Americans in the United States.

A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.

Follows the life of the popular president, from his childhood on the frontier to his assassination after the end of the Civil War.

Summary: A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil right rights movement.