Books in Outstanding African Americans series

Profiles thirteen African Americans who have excelled in various fields, including medicine, science, civil rights, and exploration

Profiles notable African Americans in the field of sports, including Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, and Zina Garrison

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

Combines candid full-color photographs with biographical accoutns of thirteen distinguished African-American Olympians, including George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard, Florence Griffith Joyner, and Debbie Thomas.

Profiles notable African Americans in the field of sports, including Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, and Zina Garrison

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