Books in Asian Americans of Achievement series

Examines the life and career of the fifteenth-century Iroquois Indian.

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement of the early nineteenth century

Examines the life of the black scholar and leader who devoted himself to gaining equality for his people.

A biography of the author, civil rights leader, and co-founder of the NAACP who blazed a trail for racial equality and human rights through his songs, poems, speeches, and other writings.

Traces the life of the well-known ragtime pianist and composer who wrote over 500 pieces of music, including a ballet and two operas

Recounts the life and career of the Los Angeles Lakers star, and describes his encounters with racism and his conversion to Islam

Examines the life and career of the Dakota Indian chief

Examines the life of the great musician and the life-altering events he experienced, such as his blindness and the death of his brother that led him to strive for more and become a world-known entertainer.

Traces the life and achievements of the early spokesman against slavery who expressed his anti-slavery views in "Freedom's Journal," the first American newspaper owned and operated by Blacks

Examines the life of the first Black man to be appointed an associate justice of the highest court in the country

A biography of Dr. Mae Jemison who, in September of 1992, on the fiftieth mission of the United States Space Shuttle, became the first African American woman in space.

Examines the life of the first woman Supreme Court justice, including her childhood, early career, and work as a judge