Jeffrey, Gary

In graphic novel format, relates the story of Malcolm X and his efforts to foster pride and unity among African Americans.

Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Merriwether Lewis and William Clark's explorations through the Louisianna Territory to the Pacific Ocean in the early 1800's at the request of President Thomas Jefferson.

In graphic novel format, relates the story of Thurgood Marshall and his efforts as an attorney and as a Supreme Court Justice to bring an end to the segregationist policy of "separate but equal.".

In graphic novel format, relates the events of August 28, 1963, when protesters gathered in Washington D.C. to draw attention to discrimination against African-Americans and to hear Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his now famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

A graphic novel adaptation of the classic Greek myth in which Jason and the Argonauts are sent on a quest for King Pelias to capture the Golden Fleece, but after years of sailing, Jason must succeed in a series of trials before he can claim his prize.

Provides background information about the origins of African mythology, presents three African myths in graphic novel form, and includes a look at other mythical characters, and a glossary.

In graphic novel format, describes Medgar Evers' efforts to gain equal rights for African Americans in Missisippi, his work with the NAACP, and his assassination in 1963, which gave the Civil Rights Movement new momentum.

Relates, in graphic novel format, some of the common characteristics of the centaurs of folklore, as well as telling the tale "Hercules and the Centaurs, " in which the constellation Sagittarius was formed when the gods immortalized the centaur Chiron to spare him endless agony, and briefly relates other centaur tales.

Contains accounts of the World War II battle for the Atlantic, in graphic novel format, including how a British pilot torpedoed the German destroyer Bismarck, and how German U-boat captains went from being hunters to being hunted.

In graphic novel format, retells the myth of Perseus, who achieved the impossible task of slaying the gorgon Medusa with a little help from the goddess Athena and then met and fell in love with a princess named Andromeda.