Ready, set, go! Explore the life and achievements of Wilma Rudolph, an Olympic runner who was the first American woman to win three gold medals.

Explore the life and achievements of W.E.B. Du Bois, a scholar, civil rights activist, and cofounder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and found many uses for peanuts.

Describes the life of the black laundress who founded a cosmetics company and became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.

Traces the life of the Harlem Renaissance writer and folklorist, who worked to preserve the rich storytelling tradition of African-Americans in the South.

Tells the story of the African-American singer who struggled against prejudice to become one of the great opera performers of the century.

Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.

Discusses the life of civil rights worker, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, devoted to working for racial equality for African Americans.