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A brief article about civil rights activist Rosa Parks.
A brief article about former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Learn more about the life of contemporary novelist Toni Morrison.
Learn more about the life of Langston Hughes, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Article about Carter Woodson, the "father of Black History Month."
A brief article about Andrew Young.
A brief article about Malcolm X.
An article about writer Richard Wright.
A brief article about poet Phillis Wheatley.
Profile of Jesse Owens, track and field champion of the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.
An article outlining the case of Sacco and Vanzetti.
Read a brief biography of W.B. Yeats.
A biography of George Walker Bush.
This biography details the life of So You Want to Be President author Judith St. George.
Born: Aug. 4, 1961 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. made history in June 2008, when he became…
Read about Elizabeth I–"The Virgin Queen" of England–who reigned from 1558-1603.
Read this biography to learn about the life, poems, and songs of Robert Burns (1759–1796).
Find information about Wayne Gretzky and his hockey career in this biography.
Find information about the career highlights of Mordecai Richler, a Canadian novelist and critic.
Learn about Guy Fawkes, a British conspirator in the 1605 "Gunpowder Plot" who was tried and convicted of treason. This…
Famous comments made about books.
An article about children who have written books.
A list of Pulitzer Prize winners for Biography or Autobiography.
This chart lists U.S. presidents' birth places, parties, and birth and death dates. Use this reference when studying…