Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America

HAND IN HAND presents the stories of ten influential men in American history, from the era of slavery to the modern day. Organized chronologically, the book provides detailed narratives of each figure, exploring their childhood influences, the time and place in which they lived, their accomplishments and motivations, and the legacies they left as part of the 'freedom chain'. Illustrated by award-winning artist Brian Pinkney, the volume includes profiles of Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barack H. Obama II. It also features a civil rights timeline, sources, and further reading suggestions.