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

Book gives us both a great man and the great woman who was his wife.

Traces the life of the Black woman orator who spoke out against slavery throughout New England and the Midwest.

Presents brief biographies of twelve African Americans who courageously fought against racism to become leaders in their fields, including Marian Anderson, Ralph Bunche, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Malcolm X.

A brief biography of Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketball players in the world.

A 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.

Presents the life, from childhood to adulthood, of one of today's dual sports professionals.

A biography, stressing the courage, of the first black player in professional baseball.