Books in Outstanding African Americans Series series

Profiles thirteen African Americans from the fields of dance, stage, opera, classical music, photography, and painting

Contains thirteen biographies of African Americans who have made outstanding contributions to the fields of government, politics, and diplomacy

Profiles notable African Americans in the field of literature, including Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Mildred Taylor

Profiles of thirteen African American jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday

Examines the lives of more than ten African American entertainers, including Josephine Baker, Sammi Davis, Jr., Susan Taylor, and Spike Lee, with the obstacles they each overcame.

Examines the lives of thirteen African American men and women, including Ralph Abernathy, Marian Wright Edelman, and both Martin Luther King, jr. and Coretta Scott King, with the obstacles they each overcame

Profiles notable African Americans in the field of literature, including Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Mildred Taylor

Profiles notable African Americans in the field of music, including Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald

Profiles notable African Americans in the field of music, including Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald

Examines the lives of more than ten African American men and women, including Oprah Winfrey, Don Cornelius, and Naomi Sims, with the obstacles they each overcame.

Contains thirteen biographies of African American movie stars, including Dorothy Dandridge, Morgan Freeman, Richard Pryor, and Butterfly McQueen

Examines the lives of more than ten African American men and women, including Oprah Winfrey, Don Cornelius, and Naomi Sims, with the obstacles they each overcame.