NCW Libraries

A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.

A brief biography of the African American scientist who overcame tremendous hardship to make unusual and important discoveries in the field of agriculture.

Explores the life and career of the 26th president of the United States.

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Presents the life of the nineteenth-century Frenchman, accidentally blinded as a child, who originated the raised dot system of reading and writing used throughout the world by the blind.

Discusses the life of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by herself in a plane. The first woman to fly across the Atlantic solo, she disappeared mysteriously.

Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

An introduction to the genius with a curious mind who loved to experiment and who invented the phonograph, light bulb, movie camera, and numerous other items.

A simple biography of the noted black track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.