In this illuminating collection, the life of George Washington Carver is explored through period photographs and illustrative artifacts. Carver made it his life's work to find ways to maximize resources and minimize waste. Even thoughCarver was born into slavery and struggled to gain an education at a time when African Americans met with open prejudice and hatred, he was able to travel the country and give back to the people he met. As a teacher and a researcher, Carver passed along important information about farming and the land. Known as 'the Peanut Man' this collection shows the sensible and live-saving concepts that this amazing man was able to do despite adversity. (Ages 8-12).

Based on an unpublished memoir by Ms. Maritcha Remond Lyons - 'Memories of Yesterdays: All of Which I Saw and Part of Which I Was,' dated 1928 - the evocative text and photographs of young Maritcha, her family, and their friends, as well as archival maps, photographs, and illustrations, make this book an invaluable cultural and historical resource. Born in New York City in 1848, and raised there, Maritcha's life took a dramatic turn in 1868, when she and her family had to flee in the midst of the violent Draft Riots, eventually resettling in Providence, Rhode Island, when Maritcha overcame prejudice to become the first black person to graduate from Providence High School. 47p. (Juvenile).

An anthology of personal reflections by authors who have been affiliated with the New York Is Book Country Festival, in celebration of the festival's 25th anniversary.

(Up Close). In this rich and captivating biography, the award-winning author tells the story of how one man fought tirelessly and quietly for equality until his death at the age of ninety-five. Meet the scholar, activist and poet William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. (Ages: 11+).

Presents a history of African American visual arts and artists from the days of slavery to the present.