In 1923, African American Hattie Shepherd flees Georgia, settles in Philadelphia, marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment, loses her first-born twins, and raises her next nine children to face a world that will not love them.

"The year is 1781 and George Washington is commanding thousands of troops in Yorktown, Virginia, on the brink of the most important battle of the war. You are James Armistead, a brave and literate enslaved person in Virginia. Marquis de Lafayette, one of Washington s key officers, approaches you with the most critical choice of your life: do you join the Revolutionary army as a top secret spy or find freedom on your own terms? As a spy for the revolution,...

Features quotations from a wide variety of African and African-American speakers, time periods, and formats, arranged alphabetically by topic with an index of names.

"Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control"--

A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

Profiles thirty-five prominent men in African American history, including James Armistead Lafayette, Thurgood Marshall, Alvin Ailey, and Leland Melvin.

"Mo Jackson is excited for his baseball game, but Coach Marie tells him he is batting last and playing right field, again. Will Mo ever get a hit?"--

Relates the adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

A black American traces his family's origins back to the African who was brought to America as a slave in 1767.

Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.