biography

Author's memoir of her Puerto Rican childhood and her family's move to New York when she was thirteen.

The author recalls her poor, but enchanted childhood in Puerto Rico, and discusses the challenges she faced when her mother decided to move the family to New York.

"Celebrates the life of the jazz poet [Langston Hughes], and details his impact on African American culture during the 1920's and 1930's"--OCLC.

Chronicles the life of William Still, African American abolitionist and the father of the Underground Railroad, and details his work with the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society and helping enslaved people fleeing to freedom. Explains how he recorded the stories of freedom seekers that he encountered in an effort to preserve their history and help families be reunited.

"One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened all because of her race--even though New York was a free state at that time. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court-- where future president Chester Arthur represented her-- and won! Her victory was the first recorded in the fight for equal rights on public transportation, and Lizzie's case set a precedent"--OCLC.

"[Profiles the life of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah.] Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people -- but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability"--OCLC.

"Tells the story of a young Revolutionary War hero, Dicey Langston, who warned the Patriots of an attack by the brutal Loyalist leader "Bloody Bill" Cunningham"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the life of Rosa Parks, focusing on her work in the fight for Civil Rights in America.

"The story of a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability traces his ongoing achievements as an activist"--OCLC.

An illustrated biography of the life of Pura Belpr? the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.