Books in History of Civil Rights Series series

Follows the life of one of the first Black organizers of voter registration in Mississippi

Follows the life and career of the black civil rights worker who has twice sought a presidential nomination and continues to work for more rights for his people.

A biography of the man who made famous the words "Black Power" as he fought for the rights of black people in this country, and later settled in Africa where he organizes young Africans to work for their rights.

A biography of the civil rights activist who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which acted as a labor union for Pullman car porters.

A biography of the Alabama Black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement

A biography of the Nobel Peace Prize winner who showed us that a struggle can be waged without violence

A biography of the courageous woman who rose from slave beginnings to become a heroic figure in the Underground Railroad.

From the beginning of Reconstruction to the present, traces the struggle of blacks to gain their civil rights in America, with a brief comparison of their problems to those of other minorities.

A biography of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross

A biography of the American naval officer for whom Congress created the rank of full admiral

A biography of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.

A biography of war hero and President Ulysses S. Grant