'Freedom is one of the first words I teached myself to write. Down in the Quarters people pray for freedom.... But it is the word that aine never showed me no picture.' The 'My Story' series feature historical diaries written by fictional characters, set in real periods of history.

With only five more days of school remaining before summer vacation, nine-year-old Miami still faces several hurdles, such as how to get along with Destinee Tate, his nemesis

A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights

Profiles the first Black man to run for the presidency of the United States, and discusses Jesse Jackson's achievements and failures, as well as the private man and his background