Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Describes Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865, the day when the slaves in Texas learned that they had been liberated.

Tells the story of a young girl's dramatic escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, from the perspective of her beloved rag doll.

A young girl recounts the reasons why her great-grandmother is hard to love--and why she loves her anyway.

Bass Reeves was a fearless, larger than life lawman. Outlaws feared him and good citizens respected him. He achieved all this in spite of whites who didn't like the notion of a black officer.

Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost didn't set out to make history. But when these three Black first graders stepped into the all-white McDonogh No. 19 Public School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960, that's exactly what they did. They integrated their school just ten minutes before Ruby Bridges walked into her school, also in New Orleans. Like Ruby, the trio faced crowds of protestors fighting against public school desegregation efforts...

A young girl recalls the stories she has been told about the members of her family and wonders what kind of person she will become.