Books in Great African American Women series

Presents basic information about the life of the Nobel Prize-winning American author, as well as information about the state she grew up in, fiction writing, and the publishing process.

Explore the life and achievements of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor and entrepreneur.

Profiles American women who served as nurses and in other capacities during the Vietnamese Conflict, and describes different ways in which their experiences continue to be part of their lives.

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

Women served an important role in World War II, none more so than the Womens Air Corps. Spotlighting a unique aspect of U.S. military history, this new title tells how the corps was formed, and discusses the strong initial resistance against women fliers, and the experiences of the women fliers themselves.

Explore the life and achievements of Benjamin Banneker, a free African American astronomer, author, and inventor of the 1700s.

Presents the life and accomplishments of African American rights activist Mary Church Terrell.

Explore the life and achievements of Frederick Douglass, a former slave and human rights leader before, during, and after the Civil War.

Explore the life and achievements of world famous civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr.

Explore the life and achievements of the first African-American woman to earn a pilot's license, Bessie Coleman.

A biography of the former slave who became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement.

Describes the lives and covert operations of six women who worked as American spies during World War II.