This book is part of a book series called Black Americans Of Achievement .

This book has been graded for interest at 11-17 years.

There are 108 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Turtleback Books .

Heather Lehr Wagner is a writer and editor. She is the author of more than 40 books exploring historical, political, and social issues for middle school and high school readers. She earned a B. A. in political science from Duke University and an M. A. in government from the College of William and Mary, USA.