Learn about the female African-American author, Maya Angelou.

"Born into slavery in 1862, Ida Bell Wells was freed as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865. Yet she could see just how unjust the world she was living in was. This drove her to become a journalist and activist. Throughout her life, she fought against prejudice and for equality for African Americans. Ida B. Wells would go on to co-own a newspaper, write several books, help cofound the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...

Examines the life and accomplishments of the African American writer, performer, and teacher, as well as her impact on literature and black culture.

Throughout her life, Mary McLeod Bethune worked tirelessly to increase women's opportunities, from education to the military to the right to vote. Her activism led her to the White House as a consultant for several presidents. There, she helped advance important civil rights agendas.

"The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement."--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Coretta Scott King, an American civil rights activist, and the wife of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.

"An inspiring picture book biography of Ida B. Wells-who was an educator, journalist, feminist, businesswoman, newspaper owner, public speaker, suffragist, civil rights activist, and women's club leader-as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster."--

"Most people have heard about the historic school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education. That Supreme Court case actually combined five cases challenging school segregation, and one of them began with a strike organized by 16-year-old Barbara Rose Johns. With key biographical information and related historical events, this Capstone Captivate book uncovers Johns's story and how the strike she led helped bring about the Supreme Court case"--...

When black bus rider Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in 1955, she helped ignite a civil rights struggle across the country. Examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Parks herself, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and Parks's husband, Raymond.

"In the late 1800s and early 1900s, mobs of white people killed thousands of African Americans in the United States. These killings were called lynchings. Mobs lynched Black people for minor or perceived insults. Often the victims had not committed a crime. But they did not receive a fair trial. White people used lynchings to control and oppress Black people. Black journalist Ida Wells was one of the first to investigate lynchings. She researched...