A brief biography of Booker T. Washington, the man who was born a slave, and went on to become a national leader for the education of African-Americans and the founder of Tuskegee Institute.
A biography of Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the United States plus an inventor and scientist best known for his work with lightning and electricity, along with inventing the bifocal glasses.
The story of Chief Joseph, the Nez Perce Native American leader who tried but failed to get his people into Canada in 1877 so that they would not be sent to a reservation.
A biography discussing the life of Clara Barton, who worked as a nurse during the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross Society in 1881 to help people hurt by war or disasters.
A brief biography of the African American scientist George Washington Carver, a famous and important teacher and scientist known for his contributions to agriculture.
A biography which follows the career of Mary McLeod Bethune, an African American woman who spent her life educating and working to earn basic human rights for others.