A biography of the former slave, Harriet Tubman, who led over two hundred slaves to freedom along the underground railroad.

A look at the life of the courageous man who was the first African American in Major League Baseball.

The Tuskegee Study is one of the most infamous medical studies ever conducted. From 1932 to 1972, the federal government studied the long-term effects of syphilis on 399 men. The study has been condemned because the black men were never treated for the disease and were never told the true nature of their illness.--Publisher description.

"This title in the Lucent Library of Black History series describes physical landmarks in African American history and discusses the history associated with those places." --

Learn about the issue of civil rights in education.

Discusses the role of the abolitionists, the fight against slavery, and the tremendous impact they made on American history.