Explore the life and achievements of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor and entrepreneur.

Product Description: A biography of Morgan's life, as well as the events occurring during his lifetime that influenced his choices and inventions, thus giving a fuller picture of the man and his times. Section Headings include: Early Life, Growing Up, Moving On, A Changing Country, The Great Migration, First Stop Cincinnati, Then On To Cleveland, Ohio, A Business of His Own, Morgan's Safety Hood, The Call, The Traffic Signal, Good Citizen, and Later Years...read more

Product Description: Readers will be introduced to Robert L. Johnson. They'll find out how his charisma, determination, and sharp business skills helped him earn a Master's degree from Princeton University, found one of the biggest television networks in the world, and become driving forces of the entertainment industry...read more

Examines the lives of thirteen African American men and women, including Oprah Winfrey, Don Cornelius, and Naomi Sims, with the obstacles they each overcame

Profiles a variety of African American entrepreneurs, from the early years, through the Civil War and Reconstruction, to modern times (view table of contents)