Introduction

This is the second entry in our important African American Heritage series. The history of African Americans is a long, grim history full of injustices and brutality. But it is also filled with courage and perseverance.

Gathered here in this omnibus edition are ten books that exemplify courage and a willingness to fight against all odds and at any cost for what is right. These books shed light on a proud people who have been mistreated for hundreds of years, a people who have refused to give up and who continue to demand respect and their rightful place in our society.

Included Books

Included in this edition are: My Larger Education by Booker T. Washington; Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth; Character Building by Booker T. Washington; Life and Times of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass; The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass; Quicksand by Nella Larsen; The Heroic Slave by Frederick Douglass; The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave by Mary Prince; and The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois.