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 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.