This outstanding book introduces you to a 100 African American heroes. African American history follows the success of a people under challenging circumstances. Through the unity of black churches, the black press, and educational institutions like Tuskegee Institute, Howard University and Spelman College, African Americans taught one another how to excel. This book gives you insight into the lives of Mary Mcleod Bethune, Bill Cosby, Lorraine Hansberry as well as the trials and struggles of Muhammad Ali, Malcom X and the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a comprehensive look at 100 of the great African Americans of all time.