o    Each foreword is written by a well-known author and sets the tone for the reader's experience in each book

 
o    Student guide at the end of each book

 
o    Each is original and unabridged
 
DESCRIPTION:

 
A fascinating collection of speeches by great African Americans, including James Forten, Sr., Sojourner Truth, Blanche Bruce, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Jesse Jackson, and many more. Each speech is introduced with a brief biographical note about the speaker.