Meet Harriet Tubman, the "Black Moses," who escaped to freedom but returned to the South to rescue her family and conduct more than 300 slaves to safety on the Underground Railroad. Meet George Washington Carver, the young slave boy traded for a horse who became one of the most important agricultural scientists in America whose uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes helped save the economy of the South. Meet Paul Robeson—outstanding athlete, lawyer, Broadway performer, and human rights activist—who led four amazing lives in one
The history of African Americans is an integral part of American history and inspiration to everyone to think big. Two hundred pages tell the tales of courageous and talented people who broke down barriers and achieved greatness, sometimes against tremendous odds. They blazed trails, challenged the myths about inferiority, and rewrote history. These profiles tell their stories of persistence, hope, and triumph.