Product Description: A National Book Award nominee in 1975, Ludell is the first book in a groundbreaking trilogy about a young African American girl growing up during the 1950s in a small Georgia town. Ludell Wilson is a wisecracking bookworm and burgeoning writer who adores her best friend Ruthie Mae, her loving—but strict—grandmother, and everything about growing up...read more

Product Description: Meet the black women writers who Lived Their Dreams—from the early years to modern timesMargaret Walker AlexanderMaya AngelouToni Cade BambaraGwendolyn BrooksOctavia ButlerLucille CliftonAlice Moore Dunbar-NelsonJessie Redmon FausetNikki GiovanniLorraine HansberryFrances E...read more

Collects twenty inspiring biographical profiles of the major Civil War era figures and their lesser-known counterparts, describing their backgrounds, challenges, and achievements. Original. (view table of contents)

A thoroughly researched collection of profiles offers well-rounded portraits of twenty notable African Americans from the Harlem Renaissance, unsung heroes as well as the famous and the legendary. Original. (view table of contents)

A thoroughly researched collection of profiles offers well-rounded portraits of twenty notable African Americans from the Harlem Renaissance, unsung heroes as well as the famous and the legendary. Original. (view table of contents)